Starmer – Ian Birrell https://ianbirrell.com Columnist & Foreign Correspondent Wed, 24 Jun 2026 08:03:45 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://ianbirrell.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/cropped-ian-birrell-favicon-32x32.png Starmer – Ian Birrell https://ianbirrell.com 32 32 Labour now has one mission: stop Reform destroying the UK https://ianbirrell.com/labour-now-has-one-mission-stop-reform-destroying-the-uk/ Tue, 12 May 2026 08:57:47 +0000 https://ianbirrell.com/?p=7695 If only our pitiful politicians had such determined faith in freedom as this brave man https://ianbirrell.com/if-only-our-pitiful-politicians-had-such-determined-faith-in-freedom-as-this-brave-man/ Thu, 12 Feb 2026 14:14:12 +0000 https://ianbirrell.com/?p=7619 The dark Epstein drama is leading us into the abyss https://ianbirrell.com/the-dark-epstein-drama-is-leading-us-into-the-abyss/ Wed, 11 Feb 2026 18:14:29 +0000 https://ianbirrell.com/?p=7615 There’s no reason to delay spending the aid budget on defence https://ianbirrell.com/theres-no-reason-to-delay-spending-the-aid-budget-on-defence/ Tue, 13 Jan 2026 11:23:07 +0000 https://ianbirrell.com/?p=7585 Reeves is flailing – but she is a symbol of a deeper rot in Westminster https://ianbirrell.com/reeves-is-flailing-but-she-is-a-symbol-of-a-deeper-rot-in-westminster/ Mon, 17 Nov 2025 17:47:03 +0000 https://ianbirrell.com/?p=7531 The mistaken prisoner release exposes a crisis far bigger than Labour ineptitude https://ianbirrell.com/the-mistaken-prisoner-release-exposes-a-crisis-far-bigger-than-labour-ineptitude/ Mon, 10 Nov 2025 13:42:01 +0000 https://ianbirrell.com/?p=7523 Could Andy Burnham replace Keir Starmer as PM? https://ianbirrell.com/could-andy-burnham-replace-keir-starmer-as-pm/ Mon, 01 Sep 2025 14:07:39 +0000 https://ianbirrell.com/?p=7225 Why does this government seem to dislike people with disabilities? https://ianbirrell.com/why-does-this-government-seem-to-dislike-people-with-disabilities/ Sun, 31 Aug 2025 16:51:34 +0000 https://ianbirrell.com/?p=7091 Agree to 30-day truce or face new sanctions, Starmer and Europe’s top leaders tell Kremlin https://ianbirrell.com/agree-to-30-day-truce-or-face-new-sanctions-starmer-and-europes-top-leaders-tell-kremlin/ Sun, 31 Aug 2025 16:39:52 +0000 https://ianbirrell.com/?p=7086 Reform is about to be put under the microscope https://ianbirrell.com/reform-is-about-to-be-put-under-the-microscope/ Sat, 30 Aug 2025 17:51:27 +0000 https://ianbirrell.com/?p=7082