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The Latest Breaking News from Sir Keir Starmer

I did not step back from urging Starmer to quit in call with him – Sarwar

The Scottish Labour leader said he spoke to the Prime Minister on the phone on Thursday.

Evening Standard

Tony Blair urges Labour to reverse ban on new licences for oil drilling in the North Sea

Former prime minister’s think tank says government’s clean power plan is ‘leading the UK in the wrong direction’

The Independent UK

Left or right, Keir? Labour factions jostle for influence in post-McSweeney No 10

Soft left senses chance to push Starmer into progressive pivot, but leftward turn would be fiercely resisted by some

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Shabana Mahmood faces demands from Labour MPs to water down her ‘deeply unfair’ migration crackdown

The Home Secretary is under pressure to scrap 'deeply unfair' plans doubling wait time for migrants to gain permanent UK residency

Evening Standard

After a mad week, Labour is hopefully seeing sense: Starmer needs to stay

The only winners from a political coup in Westminster would be Labour’s enemies on the left and right, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

The Guardian - UK

‘Get a grip’ of No 10 briefings, Starmer told after cabinet secretary forced out

Opposition leaders have accused Starmer of throwing his outgoing cabinet secretary ‘under the bus’ to ‘save his own skin’

The Independent UK

Nigel Farage's Reform UK could 'come through the middle' to win Gorton and Denton by-election - new analysis

A split in the Left-leaning vote may pave the way for a Reform victory, says Rob Ford, Professor of Political Science at Manchester University

Evening Standard

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PM must ‘get a grip’ of briefings after Chris Wormald forced out, O’Donnell says

Lord Gus O’Donnell urged the Prime Minister to ‘take responsibility’ for a pattern of anonymous criticism targeting senior figures.

Evening Standard

Scottish Labour leader says he doesn’t regret calling for Starmer to quit – UK politics live

Anas Sarwar said that he stood by what he said when he announced on Monday that he wanted the prime minister to stand down

The Guardian - UK

New Catholic leader says Ratcliffe immigration comments ‘deeply unhelpful’

Bishop Richard Moth will be formally installed as the 12th Archbishop of Westminster in London on Saturday.

Evening Standard

Minister refuses to say £260k payout for ex-Cabinet Secretary Sir Chris Wormald is 'value for money' for taxpayers

The former head of the Civil Service was reported to have been given the payment under an agreement for his departure from No10

Evening Standard

Friday briefing: Will Westminster ever clean up its act over lobbying?

In today’s newsletter: Successive governments have allowed a culture of access, gifts and quiet lobbying to flourish, despite repeated promises to clean up public life

The Guardian - UK

Democrats at Munich security summit to urge Europe to stand up to Trump

European leaders divided over how far to accommodate Trump’s ‘wrecking ball’ politics and foreign policy

The Guardian - UK

Starmer seeks new top mandarin in Downing Street shake-up

Dame Antonia Romeo is widely tipped to replace Sir Chris Wormald as cabinet secretary – the UK’s most senior civil servant.

Evening Standard

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Starmer to meet European allies at security conference overshadowed by Trump

The Munich Security Conference takes place at a time when the US is challenging the international order.

The Independent UK

Major union backs Rayner to replace Starmer if Labour fails in Gorton and Denton by-election

Maryam Eslamdoust, general secretary of the Transport Salaried Staffs’ Association (TSSA), said ‘time will be up’ if Labour come third in the by-election

The Independent UK

Voices: Only an EU reset can save our flatlining economy from the doldrums

THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: The chancellor has had near-zero success delivering the growth bonanza Labour promised and she is right to hitch her new growth strategy to a closer relationship with the continent

The Guardian - UK

NHS deal with AI firm Palantir called into question after officials’ concerns revealed

Exclusive: in 2025 briefing to Wes Streeting, officials warned reputation of tech firm behind US ICE operations would hinder rollout of data system in UK

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Union chief calls for Angela Rayner to replace Keir Starmer or risk Labour defeat to Reform UK

Exclusive: TSSA general secretary wants Rayner to take charge after Gorton byelection which she expects party to lose

The Conversation

Trust and ethics: the public and politicians no longer even agree on the basics

Just over 18 months ago, Keir Starmer said the “fight for trust is the battle that defines our age”. Now a scandal surrounding his former ambassador to Washington, Peter Mandelson, could end his political career, precisely because of the damage it could cause to public trust.

The Conversation

I wrote a BBC drama about hope in a ‘left-behind’ town – but Britain changed faster than I could script it

The aspiration to write a “state-of-the-nation” drama is the great white whale of political writing. Take the work of legendary German playwright Bertolt Brecht. Exiled by Hitler to Scandinavia in 1933, he attempted to capture life in his homeland from anecdotes and verbatim accounts. The result, his state-of-the-nation play Fear…

The Independent UK

Cabinet secretary Chris Wormald steps down as Keir Starmer loses top aide from No 10

Keir Starmer accused of throwing Britain’s top civil servant ‘under the bus’ after just 14 months in the role

The Independent UK

Jim Ratcliffe apologises for claiming Britain has been ‘colonised’ by migrants as FA looks into comments

The Ineos founder said he was sorry if he ‘offended some people’ with his remarks, but insisted that is important to ‘raise the issue of controlled and well-managed immigration that supports economic growth’

Evening Standard

Chris Wormald standing down as UK’s top civil servant

There are rumours he could be replaced as Cabinet Secretary by Home Office mandarin Dame Antonia Romeo.

Evening Standard

Rayner calls for Starmer to appoint night-time economy minister

Speaking at an event in Liverpool, Angela Rayner said the sector should have a ‘true champion on the national stage’ to represent its interests.

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