British Prime Minister Keir Starmer is seeking to reset his government and recover from a shaky first 100 days in office.
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer is seeking to reset his government and recover from a shaky first 100 days in office beset by policy misfires, doom mongering and a "freebie" scandal.
Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer speaks at a press conference, during his visit to the European Commission headquarters on October 2, 2024 in Brussels, Belgium.LONDON — British Prime Minister Keir Starmer is seeking to reset his government and recover from a shaky first 100 days in office beset by policy misfires, doom mongering and a "freebie" scandal.
Meanwhile, Downing Street's media relations team was bolstered with the appointment of James Lyons, recently head of policy communications at TikTok, who will lead a new team in the wake of backlash over gifts and "freebies" received by Starmer and other senior ministers. "A challenge for the prime minister lies in the fact No. 10 got out of control in the first place," Travers said via email.
Both Starmer and Reeves tried to walk back on negative rhetoric over the state of the U.K. economy at the Labour Party conference last month, saying that the country was poised for aReeves has even suggested watering down tax rises for private equity bosses and aborting plans to scrap the U.K.
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