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Leaked email reveals Keir Starmer vetoed Thatcher criticism

Exclusive: As the Labour leader faces a backlash over his praise for the former Tory prime minister, a leaked email shows he stopped former frontbencher Sam Tarry from attacking her ‘failed’ transport policies in 2021

The Independent UK

Margaret Thatcher is not a good role model – but not necessarily for the reasons you think

Keir Starmer is just the latest politician to invoke the former Tory prime minister, even though her essential message was that society was for losers, writes Zoe Williams

The Guardian - UK

Scots react to Keir Starmer's praise for Margaret Thatcher

KEIR Starmer has faced criticism after taking the questionable decision to praise Margaret Thatcher. But what do Glaswegians think?

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Keir Starmer 'appeasing billionaire right-wing press' with Margaret Thatcher praise

KEIR Starmer is “trying to appease the billionaire press” by praising Margaret Thatcher, according to a leading political commentator.

The National (Scotland)

OPINION - Sir Keir Starmer triggered the Corbynites over Margaret Thatcher and exposed their stupidity

Photographed wearing a giant poppy (and on a cold weekend in December, long after it is necessary) Sir Keir Starmer writes a piece in a conservative newspaper pitching for Conservative voters and praising Margaret Thatcher. That is the combustible headline elsewhere anyway. The truth — the context — is Thatcher…

Evening Standard

Labour insist Keir Starmer is a 'conviction politician' like Margaret Thatcher

LABOUR have insisted Keir Starmer is a “conviction politician” like Margaret Thatcher as he faces criticism for his praise for the former prime…

The National (Scotland)

OPINION - Forget Margaret Thatcher, the key to Keir Starmer is his view on Clement Attlee

A politician praising a predecessor provides a heavy hint on how they intend to govern, but Keir Starmer’s new found enthusiasm for Margaret Thatcher is a tactical play. His ultimate role model is a very different leader — not the grocer’s grammar school daughter but the shy and underwhelming Clement…

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Sir Keir Starmer praised Margaret Thatcher because she 'got things done,' says one of his closest allies

The Labour leader was outlining Labour's economic plans if it wins power next year

Evening Standard

James Cleverly tells MPs crackdown will cut annual immigration numbers by about 300,000 – as it happened

Home secretary to announce big hike in salary requirement for migrants to the UK as Rishi Sunak tries to cut net migration figures

The Guardian - UK

A word to the wise, Keir Starmer: whoever advised you to praise Thatcher got it wrong

He’s avoiding complacency, but there’s little point chasing diehard Tories. Focus on offering everyone else real change, says political strategist John McTernan

The Guardian - UK

Alba lodge motion urging MSPs to condemn Keir Starmer's praise of Margaret Thatcher

THE Alba Party’s Ash Regan has submitted a motion in the Scottish Parliament calling on MSPs to condemn Sir Keir Starmer’s “praise of the…

The National (Scotland)

Keir Starmer: Labour ‘won’t turn on spending taps’ if it wins election

Labour leader to warn that Britain is in worst economic state for over 50 years and spending will need to be constrained

The Guardian - UK

Keir Starmer praises Margaret Thatcher in bid to woo Tory voters

Labour leader risks wrath of his party by hailing ‘sense of mission’ of former Conservative prime minister

The Guardian - UK

Scottish Labour silent as Keir Starmer praises Margaret Thatcher

SCOTTISH Labour politicians have remained silent after Keir Starmer praised Margaret Thatcher in a bid to woo Tory voters.

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Keir Starmer downplays praise for Margaret Thatcher after backlash

SIR Keir Starmer has downplayed his praise for Margaret Thatcher after sparking widespread backlash.

The National (Scotland)

Remembering Margaret Thatcher's disastrous legacy

On May 4, 1979, Margaret Thatcher became the first female prime minister of the UK.

The National (Scotland)

Keir Starmer's praise of Margaret Thatcher an 'insult' to Scotland, says Humza Yousaf

THE First Minister has said Keir Starmer's praise of Margaret Thatcher is an "insult" to the Scottish communities harmed by her policies.

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Keir Starmer sparks Labour backlash after praising Thatcher in Tory voter bid

A Labour MP said Margaret Thatcher left Britain with poverty and deprivation not seen since the Dickensian era

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Keir Starmer praises Margaret Thatcher in explicit appeal to Tory voters

KEIR Starmer has praised Margaret Thatcher in an explicit appeal to Conservative voters.

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Gregor Gall: In search of protest songs as popular music leaves a void

‘TOO many protest singers/Not enough protest songs.” So sang Scots former Orange Juice frontperson, Edwyn Collins, on his 1994 hit single, A…

The Guardian - UK

Keir Starmer praises Margaret Thatcher for bringing ‘meaningful change’ to UK

Labour leader says former PM ‘set loose our natural entrepreneurialism’ in appeal to Tory voters to back him

The Independent UK

Henry Kissinger hailed as an ‘artist among diplomats’ following death at 100

Senior US political figures have paid tribute to the former Secretary of State.

The Independent UK

Former US secretary of state Henry Kissinger dies aged 100

During his time in office and in the decades after he met British politicians and members of the royal family, including the Queen.

The Guardian - UK

The Tories have tumbled down the hard-right road

Letters: The sooner we get rid of this government the better, says Dave Pollard. Plus letters from Paul McGilchrist and Alan Gray

The Guardian - UK

Conservatives’ online shop holds ‘Blue Friday’ Christmas merch sale

Stuck for a stocking filler? Then fill your boots with anything from a Boris Johnson mug to a Rishi Sunak drinks coaster

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