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Labour in 'chaos': Five of the worst media takes on 'stability' with Keir Starmer

PROMISING voters “stability” has a way of coming back to bite you.

The National (Scotland) · Oct 6, 2024

Sue Gray quits as Starmer resets his top team in bid to regain control over chaos

This comes after weeks of speculation around tensions between Gray, outgoing cabinet secretary Simon Case and Keir Starmer’s director of political strategy Morgan McSweeney

The Independent UK · Oct 6, 2024

Cabinet ministers call for Jonathan Ashworth role at 10 Downing Street after weeks of infighting

Senior party figures want the former Leicester MP to be given key post after party squanders electoral honeymoon over rivalry and free gifts row

The Guardian - UK · Sep 29, 2024

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13 observations from the 'hell on earth' that was Labour Conference

From the terrible snack game to who got barred and who was the most Brat, Ethan Croft attempts to sum up the incoherent event that was Labour’s yearly jamboree in Liverpool

Evening Standard · Sep 26, 2024

Keir Starmer under pressure to ‘get a grip’ on Sue Gray tensions

Exclusive: Some ministers have rallied around chief of staff while others accuse her of ‘control freakery’

The Guardian - UK · Sep 25, 2024

'Row ignites' within Government as Sue Gray paid more than PM

The Government has been forced to deny reports of tensions between Sue Gray and senior Labour aide Morgan McSweeney

Evening Standard · Sep 18, 2024

Head of the civil service under pressure to quit amid ‘anger’ over leaks

It is unclear when Simon Case will resign, with senior No 10 staff alleged to have made informal complaints

The Guardian - UK · Sep 16, 2024

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‘Corbyn had flown too close to the sun’: how Labour insiders battled the left and plotted the party’s path back to power

Exclusive extract from new book says Corbyn’s appearance at Glastonbury was a key moment in the party’s long way back to power. And as one anti-Corbyn group tried to build a moderate coalition, it also needed a credible leader …

The Guardian - UK · Sep 14, 2024

There is a serious problem at 10 Downing Street, but it isn’t Sue Gray v Morgan McSweeney

The rumbles of discord in No 10 matter, but they’re a sign of a creaking system rather than a destructive rivalry, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr

The Guardian - UK · Aug 21, 2024

‘Look out for fireworks’: power struggle rumours between No 10 big beasts persist

Downing Street officials deny friction between Sue Gray and Morgan McSweeney, but negative briefings continue

The Guardian - UK · Aug 16, 2024

Labour to fight 2029 election ‘like an insurgent’ as preparations begin

Party’s strategist already planning how to secure second term, bolstered by former MP’s appointment to thinktank

The Guardian - UK · Jul 13, 2024

Who are the key people inside Labour’s leadership team?

The chiefs of staff, special advisers and policy strategists guiding Keir Starmer’s new government

The Guardian - UK · Jul 8, 2024

How Labour did it: inside the campaign that led to ‘Starmergeddon’

Each decision made in ‘the cell’ was framed by three key messages and pushed along by a well disciplined operation

The Guardian - UK · Jul 5, 2024

Angela Rayner, Rachel Reeves, Morgan McSweeney: the Labour power list as Sue Gray resigns

As Sue Gray exits, read our ultimate guide to the most influential figures in the Labour government

Evening Standard · Jul 5, 2024

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Evening Standard · Jun 19, 2024

What Is capital gains tax? Upcoming changes after Autumn Budget 2024 explained

Chancellor Rachel Reeves announces a capital tax gains raid in her Autumn Budget — here’s what it means for you

The Guardian - UK · Jun 16, 2024

Morgan McSweeney: Labour election guru and bogeyman of the party’s left

Starmer’s closest aide is credited with putting the party in a position to win but his popularity is not universal

The Guardian - UK · Jun 13, 2024

Labour was fighting fit for an election, but some fear a nasty shock once in power

A party drilled to say ‘if’, not ‘when’ will suddenly have to change gears – and reconcile two vastly different modes of Starmerism, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr

The Guardian - UK · Jun 2, 2024

Why Labour staffers and MPs don’t say no to ‘power behind the throne’ Sue Gray

Starmer’s chief of staff came with a reputation as an inquisitor and is not one to work in the shadows

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The Guardian - UK · Jun 1, 2024

‘The first TikTok election’: are Sunak and Starmer’s digital campaigns winning over voters?

The Tories and Labour are forking out more than ever on social media ads, but going viral isn’t easy. We speak to influencers and strategists about the messages and memes

Evening Standard · May 28, 2024

OPINION - Keir Starmer may be 'sleepy', but that's an improvement on an increasingly desperate Rishi Sunak

Is it “sleepy” Keir or “desperate” Rishi? Take your pick of insults in week one of the campaign, because there is plenty more invective to pep up the weeks up to the election on July 4. The respective camps, however, will be based more on real dividing lines than slingshots.

The Guardian - UK · May 22, 2024

Keir Starmer expected to make it to No 10 despite his low personal popularity

The Labour leader has mirrored Blair’s highly cautious ‘Ming vase’ approach, and it has paid off so far

The Guardian - UK · May 12, 2024

Something is stirring in England: right to buy looks imperilled, and not a moment too soon

It was Thatcher’s most dire piece of social engineering. Labour’s leadership can’t keep ignoring the voices now raised against it, says Guardian columnist John Harris

The Guardian - UK · May 4, 2024

Desperate Tories left in disarray as Labour celebrates seismic swing

Rishi Sunak’s government tries to limit the damage as the Conservatives’ worst fears prove correct in the English local elections

The Guardian - UK · Feb 24, 2024

Starmer set up own Labour leadership team six months before Corbyn’s 2019 defeat

A new biography has revealed how the Labour leader and his allies planned his challenge in advance of the election

The Guardian - UK · Feb 21, 2024

Keir Starmer: The Biography by Tom Baldwin review – steady as he goes

A new biography of the Labour leader offers fly-on-the-wall access and intriguing clues as to his motivation

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