Starmer says Biden's victory means PM should honour Brexit withdrawal agreement – UK politics live
almost 5 years in The guardian
Labour leader says president-elect’s support for preservation of Good Friday agreement means Johnson should not ‘plough ahead’ with proposals to undermine it
Keir Starmer urges Labour to learn from Joe Biden’s ‘broad coalition’
Coronavirus – latest updates
See all our coronavirus coverage
9.57am GMT
Just over 65,000 deaths involving Covid-19 have now occurred in the UK, the latest figures show, PA Media reports.
A total of 61,498 deaths have so far been registered in the UK where Covid-19 was mentioned on the death certificate, according to reports published last week by the Office for National Statistics, the National Records of Scotland, and the Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency.
9.35am GMT
Starmer says he has a “grown-up relationship” with Len McCluskey, the Unite general secretary. They speak directly. He says he prefers to operate that way. But that does not always mean they agree.
Q: And what do you think about Shami Chakrabarti planning legal action against Jeremy Corbyn’s suspension? Continue reading...
Who is popular today?
