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In 1997, Tony Blair’s election “pledge card” included a promise to cut NHS waiting lists, then totalling 1.16 million. Keir Starmer’s “first steps for change” include a similar pledge to cut waiting times, but his task is on a different scale, with 7.5 million people currently awaiting treatment. How did…

The Guardian’s political editor in 1997 recalls the optimism then and what went wrong in the transition from opposition to power

Chancellor will use first speech to declare ‘national mission’ that involves unblocking infrastructure and private investment

Newly-elected Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Sunday began a whistlestop tour of UK nations, promising an "immediate reset" of relations with the devolved governments of Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.

Just 40 or so hours into his role, Jonathan Reynolds sounded much more sensible than anything we’ve heard in recent years

The cabinet includes senior ministers from the Tony Blair era, and those given peerages to sit in the House of Lords

Former Labour PM has warned new government: ‘We need a plan to control immigration. If we don’t have rules, we get prejudices’

Little more than 24 hours after the Prime Minister entered Downing Street, Sir Keir’s predecessor has publicly offered advice for his time in office.

The party’s landslide victory on only 34% of the vote was a masterpiece of electoral Jenga. But the taller the tower, the weaker the base, writes Robert Ford

FORMER Scottish secretary Douglas Alexander has joined Keir Starmer’s Cabinet as business minister ...

John Healey announces fresh package as he visits southern port city of Odesa