Feeling sorry for politicians is about the worst thing that can happen to them, but – and call me old-fashioned – even I have started to feel sorry for the flailing Keir Starmer ... like Rishi Sunak, ...

Martin Ivens is the editor of the Times Literary Supplement. Previously, he was editor of the Sunday Times of London and its ...

But it's a different kind of explosion that is keeping Keir Starmer up at night. The United Kingdom's prime minister and his top finance minister Rachel Reeves have faced dire economic headlines in ...