hereThe Government’s Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies, also known as Sage, has previously set a target of 80 per cent.Cabinet Office minister Gove has said that contact tracing is improving 'all the time'.Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer has argued there should be a national 'circuit breaker' lockdown, and that responsibility for contact tracing should be handed to councils.It comes as leaders in Greater Manchester continue to resist the imposition of new tier three restrictions.Rachel
Unite to cut Labour funds as Keir Starmer warned to steer left
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Keir Starmer. Unite is Labour’s biggest single donor and has given more than £20million to the party and its politicians since 2016.It is understood to have decided it will cut affiliation fee by about ten per cent by reducing its affiliation to the party by around 50,000 members.
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16.10.2020 / 23:02
Sir Keir Starmer backs Andy Burnham and says he is 'quite right to stick up for his community’
ITV Granada Reports that politicians in the region are 'fighting back' against restrictions they believe are "flawed and unfair".Asked whether Mr Burnham and fellow leaders should do as they're asked by central Government and enter Tier 3, Sir Keir said: "The Government should have involved those leaders much earlier in the process."It's been 'Whitehall knows best' and that's not acceptable."He added: "Andy Burnham is quite right to stick up for his community and say 'it's not good enough to
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14.10.2020 / 15:54
Furious Bolton council leader demands apology from Keir Starmer over PMQs circuit breaker claim
The Conservative leader of Bolton council has demanded an immediate apology from the Labour Party after Sir Keir Starmer claimed he backed a national circuit break during Prime Minister’s Questions.Addressing Boris Johnson, the Labour leader said this lunchtime: “He probably hasn’t noticed that this morning, the council leaders in Greater Manchester...including the mayor and including the Conservative leader of Bolton Council, have said in a press statement that they support a circuit-break
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13.10.2020 / 20:28
Labour Party leader Sir Keir Starmer calls for two to three week 'circuit breaker' lockdown
scientists recommended the intervention three weeks ago.“There’s no longer time to give this Prime Minister the benefit of the doubt," Sir Keir told members of the media today.“The government’s plan simply isn’t working.
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10.10.2020 / 16:11
Labour cannot win power without regaining trust in Scotland, says Keir Starmer
Labour needs the trust lost in Scotland, leader Sir Keir Starmer has said. The Labour leader has stated the party could not win power at the next election without a revival of fortunes in Scotland.Speaking at the Co-operative Party's virtual conference, the Labour leader said: "We have to win in 2024.
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01.10.2020 / 11:09
Richard Leonard says "pro choice" indyref2 position damaged Scottish Labour
Richard Leonard has claimed his party’s “pro choice” position on indyref2 at the general election did not work.
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26.09.2020 / 18:43
Gogglebox star compared to Sir Keir Starmer in viral tweet as stars rip into the Labour leader
Gogglebox families ripping into the Labour leader on Friday night when they watched him being interviewed on The Andrew Marr show. But before we get on to that, the person who fans of the show think looks the spitting image of Sir Keir is Lee Riley.Did you guess that?The Gogglebox favourite, who appears on the show alongside best pal Jenny in her caravan in Hull, was compared to the politician by Twitter user Stuart who said: "You never see Lee and Keir in the same caravan...
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23.09.2020 / 17:20
'Pretending there isn't a problem is part of the problem, Prime Minister' - Starmer slams test and tracing failures
Keir Starmer of “losing control” of test and tracing and being “out of touch” with how coronavirus is affecting the daily lives of people.
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23.09.2020 / 12:39
Keir Starmer to get TV 'right of reply' to Boris Johnson's coronavirus statement
Keir Starmer is to make a televised address to the nation on Wednesday evening in response to Boris Johnson's coronavirus statement.The Labour leader will get a "right of reply" to the Prime Minister's address in which he warned tougher restrictions could be imposed if the rate does not fall.A finalised time for Starmer's speech has not been confirmed, but it is expected to be broadcast in a primetime slot on the BBC.A Labour source said: "He will support what the Government’s announced but also