Sir Keir Starmer’s powerful new aide Deborah Mattinson is accused of being ‘sleeper agent’

Sir Keir Starmer’s powerful new aide Deborah Mattinson is accused of being ‘sleeper agent’ who used government contracts to get sensitive information about the Tories They fear Deborah Mattinson will be able to pass on inside knowledge to Starmer She worked for Whitehall before being appointed Starmer’s director of strategy The pollster was one of the … Read more

Keir Starmer continues shake-up of top team ahead of by-election

Keir Starmer continues the shake-up of his top team as chief adviser Jenny Chapman is axed ahead of crunch Batley by-election – but she will join the shadow cabinet as Labour’s top Brexit spokesman opposite Lord Frost Baroness Chapman has been Sir Keir Starmer’s chief adviser during leadership But was blamed by Labour MPs for … Read more

New by-election woe for Keir Starmer as Tracy Brabin wins race to be West Yorkshire mayor

New by-election woe for Keir Starmer as ex-Coronation Street actress Tracy Brabin wins race to be West Yorkshire mayor meaning she will have to QUIT as Labour MP for Batley & Spen Labour MP Tracy Brabin has today been elected as the first West Yorkshire mayor But she will now step down from her Westminster … Read more

Sir Keir Starmer ‘flouts Royal protocol’ to rush out tribute before Boris Johnson

Sir Keir Starmer ‘flouts Royal protocol’ to rush out his tribute to Prince Philip 11 minutes before Boris Johnson Labour leader put out statement just 17 minutes after Palace announced death Government insider says order of the condolences had irritated Royal officials  They said that the Palace wanted the Prime Minister to speak before Sir Keir By … Read more

Boris Johnson and Keir Starmer agree to suspend election campaigning due to Prince Philip’s death

Boris Johnson and Sir Keir Starmer agree to suspend campaigning ahead of elections in May as mark of respect following the death of Prince Philip The PM Boris Johnson and Sir Keir Starmer spoke on the phone this afternoon They agreed to suspend campaigning ahead of elections scheduled in May Political parties across UK have … Read more

Keir Starmer: Labour will not back domestic vaccine passports

Sir Keir Starmer today confirmed Labour will not back domestic vaccine passports as he labelled Boris Johnson’s plans ‘a complete mess’.  Sir Keir said during a visit to Plymouth that his party was unable to support the proposals ‘in their current form, it’s as simple as that’.  The Labour leader said he feared the so-called … Read more

DOMINIC LAWSON: Keir Starmer’s problem?

Yesterday Sir Keir Starmer chalked up a year since becoming leader of the Labour Party. It must seem longer to him — and not just because time appears to pass so slowly during the interminable lockdowns. For he has struggled unavailingly with a party membership still madly missing Jeremy Corbyn — whose evident distaste for … Read more

Sir Keir Starmer says Labour must be ready for an election within TWO YEARS

Sir Keir Starmer today warned Labour to prepare for an election in as little as two years – as he said he was looking forward to ‘taking the mask off’ after his first year in charge under Covid.  Sir Keir, who marks the first anniversary of his election as party leader today, said the party’s … Read more

New blow for Sir Keir Starmer as 60% of Labour Party members think he should campaign to rejoin EU

New blow for Sir Keir Starmer as 60% of Labour Party members think he should campaign to rejoin EU despite his desire to move on from Brexit YouGov survey found 59 per cent thought Labour should campaign to rejoin EU Sir Keir enraged pro-Brexit colleagues by leading calls for a second referendum Poll comes as … Read more