Fact check: Claim about No 10 staff includes vacant and interim positions The director of communications role is currently vacant, while the chief of staff role is being carried out on an acting basis. Evening Standard · Feb 12
Tories: Starmer throwing top civil servant ‘under a bus’ with expected dismissal Sir Chris Wormald is believed to be on his way out imminently. Evening Standard · Feb 12
Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy condemns Labour briefings ‘dripping with misogyny’ It comes after the Prime Minister held talks with female Labour parliamentarians earlier on Wednesday. Evening Standard · Feb 11
‘Clearly not’: Lucy Powell asked if she would have ennobled Lord Doyle The peer, who has had the Labour whip removed, earlier apologised and said he believed Morton’s initial assertions of innocence. Evening Standard · Feb 11
The Real Keir comes out fighting and turns the tables on deluded Kemi The Tory leader thinks she has masterminded the PM’s series of crises. You could put her on a fairground ride and she would still think she was in control of where she was going The Guardian - UK · Feb 11
Starmer urged to appoint a woman as first secretary of state to tackle misogyny It comes as the Prime Minister was accused of ‘stuffing Government with hypocrites and paedophile apologists’. Evening Standard · Feb 11
Starmer accused of ‘stuffing Government with paedophile apologists’ by Badenoch The Prime Minister has faced pressure to step down. Evening Standard · Feb 11
Furious women MPs turn on Starmer over ‘boys’ club’ scandals PM faces questions over his judgement after admitting paedophile-linked peer ‘did not give a full account of his actions’ The Independent UK · Feb 11
No 10 not aware of Lord Doyle’s links to paedophile before peerage – minister Sir Keir Starmer’s former spin doctor had the Labour whip removed over his ties to a paedophile councillor. Evening Standard · Feb 11
Anas Sarwar says Starmer welcome to campaign for Labour in Scotland, days after after urging him to resign – UK politics live Two days ago, the Scottish Labour leader said he wanted the prime minister to avoid Scotland during the election campaign because of his deep unpopularity with voters The Guardian - UK · Feb 11
Labour chairwoman: Lord Doyle should lose peerage over ties to paedophile Anna Turley has suggested Sir Keir Starmer’s former communications chief had not told the truth before being elevated to the House of Lords. Evening Standard · Feb 10
PM’s former spin doctor Lord Doyle apologises over paedophile councillor links Lord Matthew Doyle campaigned for Sean Morton in 2017 after he had been charged over indecent images of children. Evening Standard · Feb 10
Kemi Badenoch returns to McDonald's kitchen in London 30 years after she worked in one as a teenager The Tory leader made a McMuffin before criticising the embattled PM as ‘in office but not in power’ Evening Standard · Feb 10
Starmer thanks ‘strong and united’ Cabinet after day of turmoil The Prime Minister thanked his team after ministers rallied around him with public messages of support. Evening Standard · Feb 10
Evening Standard · Feb 10 Tory leader Badenoch returns to McDonald’s kitchen Kemi Badenoch said she had lots of good memories of working at the fast food chain as a teenager.
The Independent UK · Feb 10 Kemi Badenoch told she’s ‘too slow’ by McDonald’s staff during return visit Kemi Badenoch previously claimed she ‘became working class’ working at McDonald’s
The Guardian - UK · Feb 10 Tuesday briefing: Is Keir Starmer in office, but out of staff? In today’s newsletter: As the exit of Morgan McSweeney brings a new threat to Starmer’s premiership, we look at why a chief of staff is important to a prime minister, who he might appoint next, and whether he can turn things around
The Guardian - UK · Feb 9 Futile resignations and blatant revisionism to the fore as Starmer staggers on The same cabinet ministers who failed to speak up for the PM in the morning were soon offering their undying support
Evening Standard · Feb 9 Starmer should resign if he ‘can’t do the job’, says Badenoch Ms Badenoch made the comments on a visit to Godalming, Surrey, on Monday.
The Independent UK · Feb 7 Mandelson’s US ambassador payoff ‘to be reviewed by government’ Peer was dismissed in September after new emails detailing his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein came to light
Evening Standard · Feb 5 Parliament is 'overrun by rats and mice,' says London MP ahead of £40bn revamp Kemi Badenoch was speaking to ITV’s Preston when a rodent darted across the floor behind her
The Independent UK · Feb 5 Moment mouse scurries past Kemi Badenoch during live interview A mouse scurried past Kemi Badenoch during a live television interview in her Westminster office on Wednesday, 4 January.
The Independent UK · Feb 5 Keir Starmer under pressure from own MPs over Peter Mandelson scandal MPs approved the release of documents relating to Lord Mandelson’s appointment as British ambassador to the United States on Wednesday.
Evening Standard · Feb 5 Starmer finally says 'sorry' over Mandelson scandal as he fights for survival amid fury from Labour MPs Earlier, loyalist Cabinet minister Steve Reed was sent out to defend the Prime Minister under fire over his decision to appoint Lord Mandelson as Britain’s ambassador to the US
The Independent UK · Feb 4 Starmer vows to defend ‘decent and tolerant Britain’ as he faces Labour fury over Mandelson appointment Starmer’s support for ‘rules that protect those in need’ overshadowed by concerns he knew about Mandelson’s Esptein links