Starmer couldn’t master the media. Can Burnham?

Keir Starmer is out after a short tenure as prime minister during which he failed to connect with voters and much of Britain’s media. As Andy Burnham prepares to become the UK’s seventh prime minister in a decade, can he navigate a media landscape transformed by Brexit and the rise of Reform UK?

 

UK PM Starmer: 'Standing army' set to be deployed against far-right rioters

Police in Britain say they have arrested almost 400 people in connection with days of unrest aimed at migrants and the UK's Muslim community. On July 29th, a 17-year-old male killed three girls at a dance class in the city of Southport. Violence erupted soon after the killings. British police say online disinformation which falsely identified the 17-year-old as an asylum-seeker, played a part in fueling the riots. Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer has promised to bring the full force of the law to bear on people who took part in what he called an act of "far right thuggery." According to British media, the 17-year-old's parents are from Rwanda.

Labour demands new lockdown as scientists warn of “catastrophic” epidemic

 

The Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer has said the government’s measures to tackle coronavirus are not working. He’s called for a short lockdown throughout England - or “circuit breaker” - as death rates rise sharply to the highest number since June.

Coronavirus: PM must explain 10,000 deaths in care homes says Labour leader

The prime minister must account for official figures, showing 10,000 “unexplained” deaths last month, in care homes in England and Wales. The challenge was made by the Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer, who said the UK government had been “too slow to protect people in care homes”.