Keir Starmer - The African Mirror

Jul

09

2024

Wars need oversight: Starmer’s opportunity for change

WORLD

This story was originally published by The New Humanitarian. By Mae Thompson THE week marks six months since the US and the UK began hundreds of airstrikes on Yemen, a decision made by political leaders without heeding the views of Yemenis or consulting their own lawmakers. With new UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer vowing to centre human rights in all government action, now is a crucial moment to push towards a more just and accountable system by changing the way these choices are made. Ongoing for nearly a decade, the conflict in Yemen stands as a harrowing testament to human…

Jul

07

2024

By The African Mirror

UK-Rwanda asylum seekers scheme “dead and buried” – new PM

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BRITAIN’S newly elected Prime Minister Keir Starmer has announced the scrapping of the controversial plan to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda. This marks Starmer's first major policy decision since winning a landslide election victory. Starmer declared the Rwanda scheme "dead and buried" during his first press conference as prime minister. He criticized the policy, stating it would have only affected about 1% of asylum seekers and failed to act as a deterrent. Reuters reports that the Rwanda plan, initially announced by the previous Conservative government in 2022, had faced years of legal challenges and had not resulted in any deportations.…

Jul

06

2024

By The African Mirror

New British Prime Minister’s pledge to his people

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BRITAIN’S new Prime Minister Keir Starmer has pledged to rebuild the country following years of political turmoil. In his first address outside 10 Downing Street, Starmer acknowledged the significant challenges ahead after his Labour Party's landslide victory in the parliamentary election, which ended 14 years of Conservative rule. Reuters reports that Starmer emphasized the need to rebuild trust in politics, stating, "This lack of trust can only be healed by actions, not words." He promised that his government would serve all citizens, regardless of how they voted. The news agency describes scenes reminiscent of Tony Blair's 1997 arrival, with Starmer…

May

24

2024

By The African Mirror

Sunak and Starmer hit UK campaign trail after shock election call

WORLD

BRITISH Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and his Labour Party rival Keir Starmer kicked off their election campaigns, each arguing that only they can snap the country out of its economic and political malaise. Sunak, whose Conservatives have trailed Labour by around 20 percentage points in opinion polls since he became prime minister in October 2022, shocked and angered many in his party when he gambled by calling a July 4 election, months earlier than expected. He argued on Thursday that the economy was turning a corner and he had a plan to tackle illegal immigration. But with prices in the shops up…

Feb

09

2024

By The African Mirror

UK PM Sunak makes transgender jibe during visit of murdered girl’s mother

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BRITISH Prime Minister Rishi Sunak joked that the leader of the opposition Labour Party could not define what a woman was, during a parliamentary exchange that the mother of a murdered transgender girl had been invited to watch. Last week, two teenagers were jailed, for the murder of Brianna Ghey, who was stabbed 28 times with a hunting knife, and a Labour lawmaker had invited Ghey's mother to watch Sunak's weekly question-and-answer session in parliament. In an exchange with Labour leader Keir Starmer, who had said Ghey's mother was watching, Sunak said "defining a woman" was on a list of Starmer's broken promises, joking…