UK Newspaper Archive (July 2020-Present)

Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer has warned vital UN climate talks are at risk of failure due to the prime minister’s inaction, The Guardian reports. 

Sir Keir Starmer has been told he needs to “lure back millions of voters” if Labour wants to win the next general election, according to The Observer.

The Guardian leads on Sir Keir Starmer hailing Batley and Spen by-election winner Kim Leadbeater as the “future of the Labour Party”.

The Guardian leads with an interview with Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer, who says Boris Johnson has shown a “lack of courage” in his reluctance to condemn fans who boo players taking the knee.

The Observer leads on a warning from Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer, who says plans to lift almost all COVID restrictions from 21 June could be delayed due to serial incompetence from the government. 

Sir Keir Starmer’s leadership of the Labour Party has been “plunged into crisis”, reports The Guardian.

Labour is in turmoil, i Weekend reports – with a devastated Sir Keir Starmer saying the party has “lost the trust of working people” as election losses worsen.

Metro leads with the latest clash between Boris Johnson and Sir Keir Starmer at Prime Minister’s Questions.

Sir Keir Starmer has asked Labour to prepare for an early election in March 2023, The Observer reports. 

Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer has criticised the idea of vaccine passports for pubs – as floated by Boris Johnson – saying they would go against the “British instinct”, writes The Daily Telegraph. 

The Daily Mirror leads with Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer’s demands for a national lockdown, lasting for at least a fortnight, to tackle soaring COVID-19 cases.

The i says Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer is calling for a “circuit breaker” national lockdown.

The Guardian leads with Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer’s calls for a national lockdown of at least two weeks as the number of people who have died with COVID-19 soared to a four-month high.

The Times says the prime minister is under mounting pressure to impose a short national lockdown after Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer called for a “circuit breaker”.

The Daily Telegraph says the prime minister will consider a “circuit breaker” lockdown if his three-tier system does not work after mounting pressure from Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer for new national restrictions.

The Financial Times says the prime minister is under mounting pressure to impose a short national lockdown after Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer called for a “circuit breaker”.

The Daily Mirror leads Labour leader Keir Starmer’s blast at prime minister Boris Johnson and his handling of the coronavirus crisis as he said Britain “shouldn’t have one of the highest death rates in the world”. 

The Observer reports on accusations from Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer that the exam grading issues have jeopardised the government’s chances of getting pupils back to school as promised early next month. 

Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer has warned a generation is at risk due to A-level chaos, The Guardian reports.

Labour leader Keir Starmer is warning there’s a month to “fix” the test-and-trace system or there will be a “long bleak winter” as a second wave of infections arrives, reports The Guardian.

Metro leads with Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer’s sacking of former shadow education secretary Rebecca Long-Bailey.

The Guardian says Sir Keir Starmer is facing a “bruising showdown with Labour leftwingers” after he sacked Rebecca Long-Bailey from his shadow cabinet.

Metro leads with Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer’s sacking of former shadow education secretary Rebecca Long-Bailey.