"That's what I will do with these elections, as I will do in everything that the Labour party does. A furious Sir Keir Starmer today said Jeremy Corbyn could be expelled from Labour over his response to a damning official report into the party's handling of anti-Semitism. Sir Keir has said he will 'carry the can' if the local election results go badly, but he is expected to try to revitalise his top team amid concerns many of them have been under-performing. Frontbenchers regarded as strong media performers such as shadow schools minister Wes Streeting are being tipped for promotion. Recommended. Labour leader Keir Starmer became a figure of ridicule this morning as he was subjected to an avalanche of memes urging him to stand down after party stronghold Hartlepool was won by the Tories. He added he had "further work to do, whatever the results", appearing to snuff out speculation he would fall on his sword. The Labour leader has complained that lockdown has hamstrung his ability to communicate with the public, and he is yet to deliver a speech to a live public audience. In an interview with the Financial Times, Sir Keir Starmer, has claimed that the main reason Labour suffered its worst electoral defeat for 80 years in December because of “the leadership” of his predecessor Jeremy Corbyn. Published: 02:49 EDT, 7 May 2021 | Updated: 05:57 EDT, 7 May 2021. Keir Starmer will today launch a weekly “Call Keir” listening exercise as he begins the task of winning back the trust of voters.. Your comment will be posted to MailOnline as usual. Allegations of Tory sleaze have formed Labour's key attack lines heading into the local election campaign. A more niche ribbing featured the The League of Gentlemen's Creme Brulee member Les McQueen looking deflated caption as if it was Sir Keir visiting Hartlepool. On a last-ditch campaign stop, he said: "When things go right, the leader takes the plaudits; when they don’t go right, the leader carries the can and takes responsibility. 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Ideologically, Starmer identifies as a socialist and has been described as being on the soft left within the Labour Party. Your details from Facebook will be used to provide you with tailored content, marketing and ads in line with our Privacy Policy. I’d like to welcome Sir Keir Starmer who’s joining us for an interview today as a candidate in the current race for Labour leader. But a poll this week projected the Tories to flip the North East seat blue for the first time in history. But a YouGov poll today found that 70 per cent of voters have not been closely following the row over the PM's flat refurbishment. 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Boris Johnson mopped up voters in Brexit-backing towns in the North and Midlands - and hopes to chip further away at what's left of the Red Wall. "I'm conscious, the whole party is conscious, that this is but a step on the road to the next general election.". Sir Keir Starmer has pledged to "carry the can" if Labour fares badly in tomorrow's elections, after a string of polls suggested the party could lose further ground in the Red Wall. Sir Keir Rodney Starmer KCB QC MP (born 2 September 1962) is a British politician and former lawyer who has served as Leader of the Labour Party and Leader of the Opposition since 2020. We’ll ask you to confirm this for your first post to Facebook. In an interview in today’s Daily Telegraph, Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer said that using vaccine passports for everyday social activities, would be “against the British instinct.” Starmer said that it should not be left to pub landlords and other businesses to implement such a scheme. H ere’s a trick question. The Tories were increasingly confident of victory in Hartlepool - and saw it as a result which would steady Mr Johnson's premiership after a tumultuous few weeks littered with various rows. The specific footage being questioned was from an interview with Labour Brexit Secretary Keir Starmer which took place yesterday morning on GMB. In an interview earlier this week he refused to be drawn on questions about his future. You can choose on each post whether you would like it to be posted to Facebook. Keir has always been honest about the mountain we must climb to rebuild trust to win the next general election.'. Labour candidates were also braced for defeats in the West Midlands and Tees Valley mayoral elections. Speaking with The Telegraph , the Labour leader said the government could face backlash from the public if vaccine passports are introduced when the coronavirus outbreak has been brought under control. Sources have suggested Sir Keir could freshen up his top team with a shadow cabinet reshuffle. A shadow minister told The Telegraph unimpressed Labour MPs should "cut him some slack" and allow him time to get the party to winning ways. "We've seen Sir Keir Starmer's interview today in the papers and his comments," Mr Argar told ITV News. The former acting U.S. attorney in Washington, who was under investigation over an interview to CBS’ “60 Minutes” about the Jan. 6 Capitol attack, has left the Justice Department and can no longer be subject to any potential disciplinary action for the interview. The Conservative Party today shared footage of Labour MP and shadow Brexit minister Keir Starmer on Good Morning Britain, which had been edited by the Conservative party to make him seem unable to answer a question posed about Brexit. Play it now. Asked if he would be willing to take decisions unpopular with the party membership, he said: “Of course there have got to be difficult decisions. 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Sir Keir Starmer is facing calls to "change direction" from Labour's left wing after he became the first leader to see the party lose Hartlepool in 47 years. #StarmerOut: Keir Starmer becomes subject of humiliating memes as fury builds over Labour's loss in Hartlepool by-election and faces more pain at the polls today Sir Keir … His resignation came weeks after he apologised to author JK Rowling for writing an article where he accused her of 'using her own sexual assault as justification for discriminating' against trans people. Lloyd Russell-Moyle reacted furiously after the Government whip formally postponed the vote - because then-PM Theresa May was facing a humiliating defeat. SUSANNA Reid and Ben Shephard were left red-faced today when a technical blunder cut Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer’s Good Morning Britain appearance short. We will automatically post your comment and a link to the news story to your Facebook timeline at the same time it is posted on MailOnline. The mace is the symbol of the authority of the House and during sittings is placed on the table next to the despatch box in front of the Speaker. "The prime minister has been very clear: if Sir Keir … Hartlepool is expected to be the first major result announced after a raft of elections across the UK, with Boris Johnson hopeful of snatching the seat from Labour which has held the constituency since its inception in the 1970s. Early declarations in some council seats in the north east of England suggested Labour was struggling. Of course. Labour leadership candidate Sir Keir Starmer was interviewed by Dan Walker on BBC Breakfast earlier today as the host quizzed the MP on his vision for the Labour Party. It was suggested displays of patriotism are needed to reinforce the idea the party has changed and to win back losses in the 2019 election. Another being lined up for the sack is thought to be shadow Commons leader Valerie Vaz, with a reshuffle pencilled in for the next week. During Tuesday’s Good Morning Britain, ITV presenters Susanna Reid and Adil Ray invited Sir Keir Starmer onto the show to talk about the upcoming election. SIR KEIR Starmer has vowed to "carry the can" if Labour performs poorly in today's elections - but will not resign. In a sign that Sir Keir was expecting a difficult set of results, a Labour source said: 'These were always going to be tough elections for Labour. Asked by reporters how he was feeling as he left his local polling station in North London this morning, he replied: "Good". Counting is now underway in the Hartlepool by-election as the Tories try to win the seat from Labour, The Labour Party has held Hartlepool since the constituency's inception back in the 1970s. Keir Starmer is not one of Civil Service World’s most senior interviewees, but he’s certainly one of the most high-profile. He stepped down as the shadow minister for air quality and the natural environment last July. Keir Starmer. Prime Minister Boris Johnson, as well as Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer and SNP leader Nicola Sturgeon, have been seen visiting polling stations all over the country to cast votes today. But Sir Keir said it would be unfair of the government to leave it to pub landlords to decide if they should make such health enquiries, potentially causing people to feel ostracised.. Your comment will be posted to MailOnline as usual. In 2018, he hit headlines after he was suspended from the Commons for picking up the ceremonial mace in protest at a Brexit vote being deferred. One meme of Sir Keir showed him in the Houses of Parliament made up to look like a clown, This image on Twitter made him look like he was too weak to beat a feather in the boxing ring, Labour MP for Brighton Kemptown Lloyd Russell-Moyle has publicly mocked his party's election strategy, Labour are facing a disastrous Super Thursday in a blow to Sir Keir Starmer's bid to rebuild after the losses the party suffered in 2019, 15,529 (51.88 per cent of total vote, up 22.96 per cent on 2019), 8,589 (28.69 per cent, down 8.99 per cent). As #StarmerOut began to gain traction on Twitter the 58-year-old was likened to a clown and suggested to be so weak he could be defeated by a feather. Thank you for sitting down with us. The Good Morning Britain host called out the shadow Brexit secretary on … In 2019, Russell-Moyle joined thirteen other Labour MPs on Westminster Bridge, next to the Houses of Parliament, in a protest against Brexit under the banner 'Love Socialism Hate Brexit'. Labour sources were downbeat about the party's chances in council elections in England as they said they expected some 'grim' results this morning. Mr Russel-Moyle became the first Labour MP to publicly question Sir Keir and his strategy. Sir Keir Starmer has said he "stands by" his decision to sack shadow minister Rebecca Long-Bailey after a meeting with left-wing Labour MPs. The results of the London mayoral election are expected at the … Yesterday Sir Keir said he would shoulder responsibility for the results whatever the outcome. 3. A Labour insider also told The Sun the parliamentary party will want to avoid a leadership elections at "all costs" in case the grassroots members choose another left-winger. It came hours after Labour MP for Brighton Kemptown Lloyd Russell-Moyle took to Twitter on Thursday night to question his party's attempts to change its image. Which of the following politicians has the least natural charisma and easy warmth? I had three really happy years here so I come back whenever I can. Keir Starmer has said the use of vaccine passports to open up England’s economy could go against the “British instinct”. Keir: Nice to see you and it’s really great to be back at Leeds University. … He has been Member of Parliament (MP) for Holborn and St Pancras since 2015. To do this we will link your MailOnline account with your Facebook account. The comments below have not been moderated. Last night allies of Sir Keir rallied round the leader as disgruntled backbenchers began to circle. The Brighton MP was an ally of previous leader Jeremy Corbyn before joining the shadow frontbench under Sir Keir. “We have established ourselves as an effective opposition,” he said in an interview this morning. The views expressed in the contents above are those of our users and do not necessarily reflect the views of MailOnline. Elections for the Scottish Parliament, the Welsh Senedd, and 143 councils and 13 mayors in England, including London, are happening. The defeat for Sir Keir piled the pressure on his leadership and reignite questions over whether he can reverse Labour's fortunes ahead of the 2024 general election. Do you want to automatically post your MailOnline comments to your Facebook Timeline? Commenting is currently disabled on this article. Following his … SIR KEIR Starmer has vowed to "carry the can" if Labour performs poorly in today's elections - but will not resign. Piers Morgan today told Keir Starmer to ‘grow some balls’ after he declined to do a TV interview with him. News Corp is a network of leading companies in the worlds of diversified media, news, education, and information services. Starmer was mocked up to look ridiculous in many of the memes slating the Labour leader, This meme put his head on a picture of Boris Johnson looking absurd stuck on a zipline, Another meme showed former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn laughing and drinking alcohol, One meme about Starmer showed a scene from the League of Gentlemen TV show, One picture posted online showed praise for Jeremy Corbyn spoiling a ballot paper, He said: 'Good to see valueless flag waving and suit wearing working so well... or not?'. The Hartlepool by-election is seen as a crucial indicator for how well Sir Keir is doing to win back support in the party's traditional strongholds. Read our Elections 2021 live blog for the very latest updates. By posting your comment you agree to our house rules. Sir Keir was said to be preparing a brutal reshuffle of his shadow cabinet within days, with shadow chancellor Anneliese Dodds and shadow health secretary Jonathan Ashworth tipped for demotion. LABOUR’S Brexit boss Sir Keir Starmer endured a car crash interview with a muddled message on whether his party backs Leave or Remain. Labour's new strategy was based on extensive focus groups conducted in places from Watford to Grimsby last September alongside UK polls. Another teasing image mocked him up as Rick Moranis's bumbling character in film Honey I Shrunk The Kids, this time titled 'Honey I shrunk the Labour Party'. He was sounding out high-profile figures, including former work and pensions secretary Yvette Cooper, about a possible return to the Labour frontbench. 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