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Labour in audacious bid to cancel next week's session of PMQs following Starmer's angry bust-up with Commons Speaker

16/04/26 10:39

Labour whips launched an audacious bid to cancel next week's session of Prime Minister's questions following a bust-up between Keir Starmer and the Commons Speaker. Parliamentary sources told the Daily Mail that the party tried to end the Commons session early next week to avoid Sir Keir having to endure another bruising clash with Kemi Badenoch....read

Now even Wes Streeting is piling pressure on Reeves to cut welfare spending and boost defence
16/04/26 10:06
Health Secretary Wes Streeting appeared to suggest benefits could be curbed, saying the money for the Armed Forces has 'got to come from somewhere'.
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What's the hold up? Kemi attacks Starmer over defence spending and failure to set out plans
16/04/26 12:25
The Conservative leader tore into Sir Keir in the Commons over his failure to set out his plans to increase military funds, which have been delayed for over half a year.
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'We cannot defend Britain with an ever-expanding welfare bill': Not the Daily Mail's words but those of the ex-Labour minister Starmer tasked with writing his defence review - and who has now lost all confidence in dithering PM
14/04/26 08:27
In an excoriating speech, former Nato chief Lord Robertson said national security had been left 'in peril' by Labour's failure to increase defence spending.
Kemi Badenoch warns that Labour's new plan to cosy up to Brussels will leave Britain in the 'worst of both worlds'
13/04/26 09:38
Downing Street confirmed that Keir Starmer will press ahead with plans to align Britain with EU rules in a range of areas, despite warnings it will unpick Brexit and make Britain a 'rule-taker'.
Angela Rayner's leadership hopes must be getting serious - she's on the wagon!
06/04/26 09:49
Angela Rayner has gone on the wagon in a bid to boost her credentials to replace Keir Starmer. The party-loving former deputy prime minister has revelled in her hard drinking image for years.
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Labour's controversial mansion tax 'would hurt 50,000 struggling households'
02/04/26 10:54
Labour's controversial 'mansion tax' plan will force thousands to downsize and drive many more into a bureaucratic nightmare of legal appeals, an official study shows.
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Angela Rayner's bid to topple Keir Starmer could be delayed for YEARS as tax probe into her 'missing' £40,000 stamp duty drags on
02/04/26 10:22
The former deputy prime minister was forced to quit the Cabinet last year after failing to pay £40,000 in stamp duty on a luxury apartment in Hove, 260 miles from her Ashton-under-Lyne constituency.
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Keir Starmer is plotting 'new Brexit betrayal' on the tenth anniversary of Britain's historic vote to leave the EU
02/04/26 09:46
Diplomatic sources told the Mail the PM is planning a new 'summit' with EU chief Ursula von der Leyen close to the anniversary of the referendum vote on June 23.
Starmer accused of 'shamelessly' crawling back to his EU friends: Starmer now has a plan... to seek closer ties with European Union partners
01/04/26 11:48
The Prime Minister said tackling the fallout from the conflict in the Middle East, which has fractured the UK's relationship with the US, 'requires closer partnership with our allies in Europe'.
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Starmer signals fresh push to unwind Brexit
01/04/26 12:56
Donald Trump said the UK 'doesn't even have a navy' as he accused Keir Starmer of only caring about building 'windmills'.
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Starmer uses Trump's abuse to signal he'll move UK closer to EU as President hurls fresh insults and tells Britain: 'you don't even have a navy'
01/04/26 09:18
Donald Trump said the UK 'doesn't even have a navy' as he accused Keir Starmer of only caring about building 'windmills'.
Is that it? Starmer admits Trump's Iran war 'will affect the future of our country' amid dire energy shock fears but STILL won't reveal concrete plans to help struggling families
01/04/26 08:07
Fears are mounting of shortages as Iran maintains a blockade on the Strait of Hormuz and the US President swings wildly between saying the war will end soon and threatening escalation.
Labour hands France another £2million a week to police the Channel - despite Paris refusing to accept targets to stop the boats
31/03/26 04:37
Shabana Mahmood has signed off a £16 million cheque for a two-month extension to the current deal with Paris, which subsidises French beach patrols.
Starmer convenes emergency Cobra saying 'we can't do this on our own'
31/03/26 07:00
In a sign of mounting concern in government about the economic fallout from the Iran war, the Prime Minister convened crisis talks in Downing Street with leading business executives.
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Starmer calls emergency Cobra meeting today over crisis after saying Government 'can't do it on its own' - despite 'raking in £20million a DAY in extra tax'
31/03/26 01:03
In a sign of mounting concern in government about the economic fallout from the Iran war, the Prime Minister convened crisis talks in Downing Street with leading business executives.
Kemi Badenoch is unveiling plans to cut almost £200 off energy bills - by calling on ministers to end the ban on drilling
30/03/26 12:39
The Conservative leader will use a visit to a North Sea oil rig to publish proposals that would provide immediate relief from the cost-of-living crisis.
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Betrayal of the strivers: Fury as benefit claimants get 6.2% rise this week, MPs receive £3,300 'cost of living' handout and the two-child cap is scrapped
30/03/26 12:03
Rachel Reeves last week ruled out blanket measures to help families cope with the energy emergency triggered by the war in Iran.
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Tories are looking to ban cousin marriage 'to improve UK social cohesion'
29/03/26 11:28
As part of a drive to improve social cohesion, the Conservative leader warned on Sunday the practice, which is common in some British Pakistani communities, is 'reinforcing separatism'.
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Fury as Green Party candidate claims fiery Jewish ambulance attack was an 'inside job'
29/03/26 10:51
Tope Olawoyin shared a series of social media messages claiming the arson attack in Golders Green, north London , was 'done by a fellow Jew'.
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Labour fears McSweeney could be hauled before MPs if messages to Mandelson are not recovered
27/03/26 11:40
Officials are scrambling to recover at least some of the hundreds of messages Sir Keir Starmer's former chief of staff is thought to have exchanged with the disgraced peer.
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Keir Starmer appeals for sympathy over Mandelson 'mistake', saying 'I beat myself up' for ignoring warnings about friendship with Jeffrey Epstein
26/03/26 11:14
In a self-pitying interview, the Prime Minister said he is haunted by his decision to ignore warnings about Lord Mandelson's 'particularly close' friendship with Jeffrey Epstein.
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Key Labour aide discusses plan to 'deepen co-operation' with Beijing - and the secret talks are only revealed because of China's state media
26/03/26 12:42
Jonathan Powell held secret talks in Beijing this week to discuss the fallout from the conflict, which has opened up a rift in Britain's 'special relationship' with the United States.
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Top Starmer aide told to testify to MPs over theft of phone containing messages that could reveal the real truth about Peter Mandelson
25/03/26 10:09
Kemi Badenoch said Morgan McSweeney should give evidence in person to MPs about the disastrous appointment of Lord Mandelson if key messages on his phone have been lost.
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Middle-class families 'to foot bill' for Rachel Reeves' Benefits Street fuel bailout amid fears Iran war will hike energy bills
25/03/26 12:03
Rachel Reeves has pledged support for 'those who need it most', amid fears the Iran conflict will trigger a crippling hike in energy bills this winter.
Britain to be ready for the shocks of war 'for some time', Keir warns
24/03/26 08:00
The Prime Minister led an emergency Cobra meeting on Monday night to discuss the impact of the conflict on inflation and energy bills.
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Britain must be ready for the shocks of war 'for some time', Starmer warns - reigniting cost of living worries as Cobra meeting aims to get a grip on inflation
23/03/26 11:55
The Prime Minister led an emergency Cobra meeting on Monday night to discuss the impact of the conflict on inflation and energy bills.
Tories urge Olympic legend Sebastian Coe to enter race for London mayor - as new polling suggests he could run Labour's Sadiq Khan out of town
23/03/26 10:25
Private polling conducted for Tory backers found that the former Olympic champion is more popular in the capital than any current political party leader - and would beat Sadiq Khan.
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Iran war unleashes mortgage shock for millions
20/03/26 12:25
Families could face three interest rate rises this year as the economic fallout from the Iran war begins to bite.
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Iran war unleashes mortgage shock for millions: Conflict escalation sees lenders pull deals as experts warn homeowners could see repayments rise £100-a-month
20/03/26 12:39
Families could face three interest rate rises this year as the economic fallout from the Iran war begins to bite.
Starmer 'is finished' if the May polls annihilate Labour, union leaders say
19/03/26 11:49
Labour is facing such a drubbing at the May local elections that Keir Starmer will be forced from office, union leaders predicted on Thursday.
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Rayner makes Sir U-turn wobble over immigration: No10 hints at ANOTHER climbdown after crackdown
18/03/26 11:54
Ms Rayner savaged the Government's plans to double the time migrants have to wait before being granted indefinite leave to remain from five to ten years.
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Heating oil bailout 'worth only £35': Keir Starmer accused of 'slap in the face' - as critics warn Government will help only the very poorest
16/03/26 11:12
Keir Starmer announced a £53 million package of 'targeted' support to help those hit by a dramatic rise in costs triggered by the Iran war.
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PM not ready for US demands to 'send ships' to protect oil tankers
16/03/26 08:00
The two leaders spoke by phone after the US President requested assistance in dealing with Iran's efforts to shut the Strait of Hormuz.
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Red Ed's eco-crusade has been dubbed 'a monumental act of political self-harm' after he rejected calls to expand North Sea oil production
16/03/26 12:01
Prime Minister Keir Starmer will claim on Monday his 'first priority' is to ease the impact of soaring oil prices on squeezed households.
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Starmer refuses to send warships: PM tells Trump UK is 'not ready' as US asks for aid to protect the Strait of Hormuz
15/03/26 11:47
The two leaders spoke by phone after the US President requested assistance in dealing with Iran's efforts to shut the Strait of Hormuz.
Ministers to tell Labour MPs they can't keep on ducking welfare cuts as they launch £1billion scheme
15/03/26 11:04
Work and Pensions Secretary Pat McFadden will unveil a £1billion scheme designed to help 200,000 young people into work or apprenticeships.
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Starmer's dereliction of duty: As photo emerges of Andrew, Epstein and Peter Mandelson, PM admits he NEVER personally questioned the Labour peer over links to paedophile before making him US ambassador
14/03/26 12:36
Downing Street said there was 'no requirement' for Sir Keir Starmer to interview the disgraced peer before handing him the most high-profile and sensitive post in the diplomatic service.
Labour ministers accused of breaking rules with Mandelson payoff
13/03/26 03:07
Official documents revealed that Lord Mandelson was handed the extraordinary golden goodbye despite being sacked in disgrace over his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein.
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PM 'has told lie after lie after lie', says Kemi as she questions how Starmer can 'look himself in the mirror'
13/03/26 12:03
Kemi Badenoch yesterday accused Keir Starmer of lying about Peter Mandelson 's appointment, amid growing claims of a cover-up.
Peter Mandelson's £75,000 golden goodbye branded 'hush money', amid claims Labour may have broken the ministerial code by rushing it through
12/03/26 10:00
Official documents revealed that Lord Mandelson was handed the extraordinary golden goodbye despite being sacked in disgrace over his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein.
Kemi says newly Mandelson files reveal appalling judgment by PM
12/03/26 01:15
Downing Street agreed a 'special severance package' worth £75,000 for the disgraced Labour grandee after he was sacked over his friendship with financier Jeffrey Epstein.
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Not fit to lead the country: Kemi says newly released Mandelson files reveal such appalling judgment by PM that Labour must oust him
11/03/26 10:32
Downing Street agreed a 'special severance package' worth £75,000 for the disgraced Labour grandee after he was sacked over his friendship with paedophile financier Jeffrey Epstein.
Holiday air fares set to rocket after Iran war triggers 'crazy' rise in jet fuel price - with some airlines already hitting passengers with surcharges of 35%
10/03/26 11:39
Energy market expert Amrita Sen said the market for jet fuel had gone 'crazy', with a surge in prices likely to feed through into higher ticket prices immediately.
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Heating oil suppliers are told not to exploit Brits after prices doubled amid crisis in the Middle East
10/03/26 01:12
Rachel Reeves said she was ready to protect 1.5million households relying on heating oil, who are primarily in rural, off-grid areas and are not covered by the Government's price cap.
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Nightmare coalition of hard-Left parties and the Greens could trigger 'very substantial' losses for Labour in May elections meltdown
09/03/26 10:21
Keir Starmer will hold a rare 'political' meeting of the Cabinet on Tuesday to discuss the fallout from the disastrous Gorton and Denton by-election - and what it means for local elections in May.
Desperate and Deluded: We can't put a warship to sea, Trump's frozen him out, Britain is a laughing stock... but Keir Starmer insists he IS in control...
05/03/26 10:29
Sir Keir Starmer urged Donald Trump to 'de-escalate' the crisis and negotiate with what is left of Iran's leadership but admitted that pair had not spoken for almost a week.
Cabinet ministers discussed whether cosying up to Donald Trump
05/03/26 08:00
Ed Miliband, Rachel Reeves and Yvette Cooper are said to have urged Sir Keir Starmer to have nothing to do with the US assault on Iran.
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'Petulant and pacifist' Red Ed led Cabinet revolt and 'rejected Trump's request to use British bases to bomb Iran' - after discussing if it was 'a good thing for Labour'
05/03/26 12:11
Ed Miliband, Rachel Reeves and Yvette Cooper are said to have urged Sir Keir Starmer to have nothing to do with the US assault on Iran.
Starmer's Brexit sell-out 'lacks direction' and is giving EU far more than we're getting, MPs warn
04/03/26 02:58
MPs including Sir Keir's own backbenchers slammed the PM for presiding over dud negotiations which have left the EU far better off than Britain.
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A million more pensioners will be hit to help pay for Rachel Reeves' benefits boom
04/03/26 01:01
Rachel Reeves insisted that Labour's plans are working, as she delivered her annual spring statement on the economy on Tuesday.
Pentagon vented its fury at Keir Starmer over Iran attacks
03/03/26 08:00
The Prime Minister was accused of undermining the Special Relationship by banning American bombers from using British bases to launch Saturday's assault on Tehran.
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Pentagon lambasts 'hand-wringing, pearl-clutching' Keir Starmer over US attacks on Iran as Kemi Badenoch says he is 'scared' of his own voters
03/03/26 12:29
The Prime Minister was accused of undermining the Special Relationship by banning American bombers from using British bases to launch Saturday's assault on Tehran.
Rachel Reeves will today insist the economy is stronger... but most voters fear the gloom will never lift
03/03/26 12:01
The Chancellor will attempt to put a positive gloss on the economy's performance as she delivers her annual 'spring statement' on the economy on Tuesday.
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Rayner tells Starmer to turn Left: By-election disaster puts rattled PM under pressure to change tack as one MP calls him 'Labour's interim leader'
27/02/26 11:10
Rayner said the disastrous result in the previously safe Labour seat of Gorton and Denton should serve as a 'wake-up call' for a party struggling to demonstrate 'the change that we promised'.
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Police urged to probe 'family voting fraud' in sectarian Gorton and Denton by-election: Farage demands action after poll monitors raise the alarm
27/02/26 09:56
Amid warnings that Britain is 'sleepwalking into sectarian politics', plumber Hannah Spencer cruised to victory for the Greens in the seat of Gorton and Denton.
Nigel Farage: Starmer is 'panicking' about Manchester by-election
26/02/26 08:00
Voters in Gorton and Denton go to the polls on Thursday in what was once a safe Labour seat, but which has turned into a bitter three-way battle.
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Sir Keir Starmer is 'panicking' about today's Manchester by-election - which could cost him his job, Nigel Farage says in last-ditch rallying cry before polls open
26/02/26 12:01
Voters in Gorton and Denton go to the polls on Thursday in what was once a safe Labour seat, but which has turned into a bitter three-way battle.
Will student loans mark Starmer's 15th U-turn? PM hints at another climbdown
25/02/26 10:48
The Prime Minister said ministers are examining ways to make the student loans system 'fairer' following an outcry over the punitive charges.
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Keir Starmer's threat to block Donald Trump from using Diego Garcia to bomb Iran risks 'undermining the Special Relationship', warns Priti Patel
24/02/26 10:30
The shadow foreign secretary will use a speech in Washington on Wednesday to urge Donald Trump to stand firm in his opposition to Labour's Chagos Islands giveaway.
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Keir Starmer considers striking back against Trump's 'obnoxious' new tariffs - with motorbikes and bourbon among the possible targets
23/02/26 10:44
Ministers were left scrambling to get clarification from the White House after President Trump announced a new 10 per cent 'global tariff' on Friday only to raise it to 15 per cent the following day.
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Labour minister accused of paying PR company to smear journalists DID have contract with firm who wrote report, new leak reveals
21/02/26 01:20
Josh Simons (pictured) is facing a Cabinet Office investigation over a controversial probe he ordered into a damaging newspaper article while in charge of think-tank Labour Together.
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Trump warns other countries they 'won't be dancing for long' as he slaps a 10 per cent global levy on the USA's trade partners after judges ruled his original tariff regime was unlawful
21/02/26 12:28
Donald Trump reacted with outrage last night after the US judges threw out his 'beautiful' tariff plan - but warned those celebrating 'won't be dancing for long'.
Trump anger as UK blocks raid on Iran: President 'may sink Chagos deal' as PM refuses use of our airbases
20/02/26 01:25
Diplomatic sources told the Daily Mail that Starmer has warned Trump against launching any raids from Diego Garcia or RAF Fairford because of concerns it could break international law.
Starmer gets his woman: PM appoints first female head of the civil service... despite allegations of bullying in her old job
20/02/26 12:28
Keir Starmer has made his controversial new selection to lead the civil service and break up the No 10 'boys club'.
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Why did Sir Keir offer close pal of Peter Mandelson a peerage?
13/02/26 10:37
Labour sources said the Prime Minister offered to put Ben Wegg-Prosser in the House of Lords when he was trying to recruit him as a minister after the election in 2024.
Keir Starmer under pressure to come clean about the appointment of a second Labour crony who got peerage despite campaigning for a paedophile
12/02/26 11:33
The PM is under fire over the decision to hand a peerage to Matthew Doyle despite knowing he had campaigned for a former Labour councillor after he was charged with child sex offences.
Pow! Rayner socks it to Reeves over pub tax row after businesses pushed to the brink
12/02/26 11:11
Speaking at a summit on the night-time economy in Liverpool, Ms Rayner - wearing Superman logo socks - said 'more needs to be done' to rescue the struggling sector.
Labour women's fury over second paedophile crisis: Starmer's judgement savaged over ANOTHER peer's ties to a sex offender as female MPs blast No10 'boys' club'
12/02/26 01:53
The Prime Minister was skewered in the Commons over his decision to hand a peerage to Matthew Doyle - despite knowing he had stayed friends with a Labour councillor charged with child-sex offences.
Burnham? He may be too Northern to be Prime Minister... says one of his OWN allies
12/02/26 12:01
Lucy Powell backed Mr Burnham's failed bid to return to parliament last month, but yesterday stopped short of publicly endorsing him to succeed Keir Starmer .
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Starmer launches class war to save skin: Sir Keir's lurch to the Left as payback for 'loyalty' of Rayner and Co
11/02/26 12:15
After his brush with political death in the wake of the Mandelson scandal, Prime Minister Keir Starmer boasted of his pride in leading 'the most working-class Cabinet in the history of this country'.
Starmer is 'too weak' to fire Wes Streeting over Mandelson message row after release of private texts signed with a kiss
11/02/26 12:10
The Health Secretary broke ranks on Monday night by releasing his private messages to Peter Mandelson in a bid to distance himself from the disgraced peer.
Cabinet bounced into giving PM 'a stay of execution': Ministers back Starmer after 24 hours of silence as markets wobble in wake of Scottish Labour chief telling Sir Keir 'go now'... amid war with Wes
09/02/26 10:29
The Prime Minister was rocked when the Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar dramatically called on him to resign for the good of the country in the wake of the Mandelson scandal.
JASON GROVES: The Cabinet's belated - and frankly unconvincing - show of loyalty has brought Starmer a stay of execution only. All it would take is a puff of wind to blow him over now…
09/02/26 06:48
The Cabinet has stepped back from the brink. After 24 hours furiously debating the Prime Minister's future in private, Keir Starmer's most senior colleagues have backed him to stay on. For now.
Labour's Dark Lord urged to return his payoff: Minister says the £55,000 golden goodbye Mandelson received when he was sacked as US ambssador should be donated to charity
09/02/26 01:02
Ministers are under pressure to claw back a £50,000 payoff handed to Peter Mandelson when he was sacked as US ambassador over his links to Jeffrey Epstein.
Ministers urged to ban local authorities that scrapped elections from raising council tax
09/02/26 12:42
Labour has allowed 29 councils to cancel local elections - in five cases, they are being delayed for a second year running.
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How long can Starmer cling on? In the wake of Morgan McSweeney's resignation, Kemi blasts Sir Keir for failing to 'take responsibility for terrible choices'... and Labour MPs tell him his position is now 'untenable'
09/02/26 12:26
Keir Starmer's premiership was in freefall on Sunday after his right-hand man walked the plank over the Mandelson scandal.
I have nothing to fear from Mandelson private texts release, Labour leadership hopeful Wes Streeting says
06/02/26 11:47
Political rivals have suggested that the Health Secretary could be 'finished' if compromising messages exchanged with the disgraced Labourpeer are published as part of a government data dump.
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Rayner coup 'would trigger an election,' Starmer's allies warn
06/02/26 03:46
The under-fire Prime Minister is battling to stay in Downing Street as he reels from the Lord Mandelson scandal, with a number of backbenchers questioning his future.
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Angela Rayner coup 'would trigger an election', claims rattled Starmer camp as PM fights to contain Mandelson scandal
06/02/26 02:18
The under-fire Prime Minister is battling to stay in Downing Street as he reels from the Lord Mandelson scandal, with a number of backbenchers questioning his future.

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