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Keir Starmer

What's on Keir Starmer's mind?

read fresh this morning at 6
25%20%14%11%30%
his successor's honeymoon 25% Trump calling his policies stupid 20% the brexit reset, rewritten 14% · newthe welfare fight he lost first 11% · neweverything else 30%
#1
Liverpool cheers the man who took his job

Labour's conference has hope, good vibes and a leader who isn't him; the tough tests start once the applause stops.

‘Don’t squander it’: Can Labour hang on to the Burnham bounce?

The Guardian · 2026-09-27
our translation

he knows the honeymoon is real and short. every warm word about burnham is a quiet line in the review of him, and he can hear it from wherever he is watching.

Labour conference week in Liverpoolvery sure · 4 sources
#2
Leavitt puts the private lunch on the record
Leavitt retelling still spreadingvery sure · 4 sources
#3
Burnham promises further and faster on Europe
new — Burnham EU pledge at conferencepretty sure · 2 sources
#4
His welfare defeat is now the government's textbook
new — Healey welfare plans trail his collapsepretty sure · 3 sources
tuesday, september 29
Watch the Liverpool conference from a distance, wincing at the applause lines(safe bet)
Draft a correction to Leavitt's version of the lunch, then send nothing(reported)
Read the new jury trials bill for which bit of his reform survives(reported)
Work out how much of his EU deal Burnham intends to reopen(reported)

rebuilt from the public schedule, pool reports & old habits — the rest is educated guessing

The source

Shadow of Starmer lingers over Labour Conference in Liverpool

news.google.com · 2026-09-29

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