Starmer should not consider his position, Home Secretary says Shabana Mahmood weighed in behind the PM after a bitter briefing war this week. Evening Standard · Nov 16, 2025
Angela Rayner condemns ‘arrogant tittle tattle’ amid Labour infighting When quizzed if a return to frontline politics may be on the cards, the former deputy Labour leader said she had not ‘gone away’. The Independent UK · Nov 16, 2025
Rayner allies hit out at ‘false’ claims of plot to oust Starmer as Labour leadership row deepens A source close to the MP said Ms Rayner is ‘focussed on representing her local community’ The Independent UK · Nov 15, 2025
Income tax U-turn will only hasten Starmer’s departure, MPs warn Ministers and backbenchers reacted with despair to U-turn and claimed the prime minister was ‘weakened’ The Independent UK · Nov 15, 2025
‘They all think Keir is done’: how push to protect Starmer’s job backfired spectacularly Botched briefing operation was proof to many that PM is leading an ineffectual No 10. How did it go so wrong? The Guardian - UK · Nov 14, 2025
Will Starmer resign as prime minister and who could replace him? The prime minister has been at the centre of a political storm since admitting he was aware of Peter Mandelson’s relationship with Jeffrey Epstein when he appointed him as US ambassador The Independent UK · Nov 12, 2025
Labour leadership crisis erupts after Streeting denies plotting to bring down Starmer Health secretary says Labour MPs who claim PM faces coup have been ‘watching too much “Celebrity Traitors”’ The Independent UK · Nov 11, 2025
Prime Minister could face leadership challenge after Budget, say Labour insiders The Labour leader is increasingly concerned about his party’s dip in support which may result in serious losses at next year’s local elections Evening Standard · Nov 11, 2025
Starmer allies issue warning to PM’s rivals as fears grow over leadership challenge No 10 said to be in ‘full bunker mode’ over fears of attempt to oust him after budget or May local elections The Guardian - UK · Nov 11, 2025
Councillors in England face suspensions for misconduct as part of government overhaul Local authorities to be given powers to suspend rule-breaking officials and to withhold allowances The Guardian - UK · Nov 11, 2025
Calls for Starmer to face investigation over appointment of football regulator chair David Kogan was named in April as the government’s preferred candidate to chair the Independent Football Regulator The Independent UK · Nov 7, 2025
Labour cannot afford many more weeks like this one THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: Starmer’s government has been busy emulating the ‘chaos and confusion’ that characterised the final days of the last Conservative administration, ahead of a Budget that will be profoundly depressing. If Labour is hoping to revive its fortunes, it will need to get a grip The Independent UK · Nov 7, 2025
Labour deputy leader’s views on party policy are ‘irritating’, says Labour peer Thangam Debbonaire accused Lucy Powell of ‘giving a running commentary and undermining’ the government The Independent UK · Nov 7, 2025
Angela Rayner in talks to write book just weeks after resigning from government The former housing secretary resigned as Labour deputy leader in September The Independent UK · Nov 7, 2025
The Independent UK · Nov 7, 2025 Headache for Starmer as splits erupt over tax hikes and minister breaks rules Labour’s new deputy leader Lucy Powell said the Government ‘should be following through’ on its manifesto pledge on not raising key taxes.
Evening Standard · Nov 7, 2025 Keir Starmer hit by bitter Cabinet infighting over Lammy’s handling of jail crisis and Labour revolt on tax Labour’s new deputy leader Lucy Powell says the Government ‘should be following through’ on its manifesto pledge on not raising key taxes
Evening Standard · Nov 5, 2025 Labour has duty to deliver reforms to workers’ rights, Rayner tells Commons ‘I say to my colleagues on the frontbench that I will be with you every step of the way as we do just that,’ the former deputy prime minister said.
The Guardian - UK · Nov 5, 2025 We can’t let the Tories sabotage this once-in-a-generation chance to reshape the world of work The employment rights bill is in the Commons today. As Zohran Mamdani’s victory shows, people are desperate for policies that actually improve lives, says Labour MP Angela Rayner
The Independent UK · Oct 31, 2025 Rachel Reeves is guilty of carelessness and hypocrisy THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: Keir Starmer has said his chancellor will face no further action for ‘inadvertently’ failing to obtain a licence to rent out her home, and then misleading him about it. But she has fallen far below the standards that she set for her political opponents
The Guardian - UK · Oct 30, 2025 Starmer feels the effects of setting high standards for his party in opposition Despite pledges to run a squeaky clean administration the prime minister and some in his cabinet have been caught out
Evening Standard · Oct 30, 2025 Swinney accuses Reeves of ‘extraordinary carelessness’ in home letting row Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer said on Thursday a probe into the issue was not necessary.
The Guardian - UK · Oct 30, 2025 What has Rachel Reeves done wrong – and how serious are things for her? A few weeks before she delivers budget, timing of revelation chancellor failed to buy rental licence could not be worse
The Conversation · Oct 27, 2025 Lucy Powell becomes Labour’s deputy leader – what that means for the party and Keir Starmer If you blinked you may have missed it. Labour has a new deputy leader, Lucy Powell, who won the contest to replace Angela Rayner.
Evening Standard · Oct 27, 2025 London 'will avoid worst of Angela Rayner's council funding raid' after fears of huge tax rises and service cuts Former deputy prime minister had proposed to channel funding away from the capital into more deprived areas of the country
Evening Standard · Oct 25, 2025 Labour not ‘bold enough’ says Powell as she becomes deputy leader Lucy Powell’s victory in the deputy leadership contest could add to Sir Keir Starmer’s headaches at the end of a bruising week.