Unhappy Labour Families? The 3 Issues Already Casting Clouds Over Keir Starmer's New Year

Keir Starmer visits the Emmer Green Youth & Community Centre to mark the beginning of the new year and highlight the government's decision to freeze rail-fares, in Reading, England, Monday, Jan. 5, 2026. 

It’s only the first week of 2026 and already the strains within the Labour Party are already starting to emerge.

Keir Starmer has tried to start off with a clean slate, telling his first cabinet meeting of the new year that the focus would be on the cost of living crisis.

He promised senior ministers...