Covid, canal raids and May’s nostrils: six key takeaways from Boris Johnson’s memoir Former PM likens Keir Starmer to ‘a bullock having a thermometer unexpectedly shoved in its rectum’ in Unleashed The Guardian - UK · Sep 28, 2024
Sue Gray’s struggles reflect how No 10 works – but she must not be story Advisers to prime ministers are often targets of sniping but being in news is not sustainable for Starmer’s chief of staff The Guardian - UK · Sep 27, 2024
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
Much to celebrate in Liverpool – but too soon to joke about ‘Dressgate’ Joy and relief among Labour MPs was obvious, but tensions around donations, fuel poverty and Sue Gray’s salary lingered The Guardian - UK · 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
Keir Starmer’s own goals are truly spectacular Brief letters: Expensive eyewear | Do keep up, Wes Streeting | Sue Gray’s pay | Prime ministerial freebies | Donated work clothes | Contact solution for the PM The Guardian - UK · Sep 24, 2024
Union furious with Labour ministers over briefings against top mandarin Simon Case Keir Starmer’s government is facing a clash with the civil service union after ministers briefed against Whitehall's top mandarin. The Independent UK · Sep 24, 2024
U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer Faces Donation Controversy U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer faces criticism for accepting gifts, while his chief of staff's salary and past investigations draw attention. Labour Part... Top News · Sep 24, 2024
Keir Starmer promises to revive UK as he dismisses ‘silly’ freebies stories Keir Starmer will deliver a speech to reboot his government and inject hope, and attempt to move beyond the scandals about gifts, the internal squabbles and the accusations of being doom laden The Independent UK · Sep 23, 2024
Cabinet ministers tell Keir Starmer he must immediately remove top civil servant to regain his authority Exclusive: Ministers have lost patience with the UK’s top civil servant Simon Case and one accused him of ‘poisoning the well of government’ with off-record briefings The Independent UK · Sep 23, 2024
Wes Streeting jokes Sue Gray ‘shot JFK’ and ‘no one should earn more than the PM’ The health secretary joked about Sue Gray’s influence amid repeated negative press briefings about Sir Keir Starmer’s chief of staff The Independent UK · Sep 23, 2024
Monday briefing: Will Labour lift the gloom at its first conference in power? In today’s newsletter: The party have been criticised for being too pessimistic while Keir Starmer has been rocked by a scandal over freebies. Can the party reset their message to the public in Liverpool? The Guardian - UK · Sep 23, 2024
Rayner acknowledges ‘anger’ over gifts as row threatens to overshadow conference The Deputy Prime Minister rejected claims of dysfunction within Number 10 centred on chief of staff Sue Gray. Evening Standard · Sep 22, 2024
Keir Starmer's popularity plummets to record low as Labour conference begins KEIR Starmer’s approval ratings have plummeted to a record low as Labour conference gets underway ... The National (Scotland) · Sep 22, 2024
The Guardian - UK · Sep 22, 2024 Angela Rayner rejects claims she broke rules on donations Deputy PM denies wrongdoing but says ‘I get that people are angry, I get that people are upset’
The Independent UK · Sep 22, 2024 Starmer and Gray took football freebie in latest gifts row Keir Starmer has opened the Labour conference with a defence of his gift-taking but is facing questions about hospitality at another football match
The Guardian - UK · Sep 22, 2024 Give us your vision for the country, Sir Keir. Costly glasses shouldn’t be required Worried ministers think that so much media prominence is being given to freebie-taking and faction-fighting because the government lacks a positive narrative
The Guardian - UK · Sep 22, 2024 Labour conference: No 10 braced for potential defeat on winter fuel allowance vote as trade unions set to back motion – as it happened Unison and GMB understood to be likely to back motion to reverse policy
The Guardian - UK · Sep 21, 2024 Starmer eyes ex-Tory minister David Gauke for sentencing review role The former Conservative justice secretary is on a shortlist to lead a policy review that could herald radical reforms
The National (Scotland) · Sep 20, 2024 Keir Starmer's 'control' gaffe shows he may have already lost it IT’S worth remembering given the nightmare week Labour have had that this is the grown-ups back in charge, government restored to “service”.
The Guardian - UK · Sep 20, 2024 Keir Starmer and top Labour colleagues to stop taking clothes gifts from donors Rachel Reeves and Angela Rayner will not accept donations for work outfits after row over Waheed Alli gifts
Evening Standard · Sep 20, 2024 Misogyny lies behind attacks on No10 aide Sue Gray, Jess Phillips suggests But safeguarding minister admits that rows about Sir Keir Starmer’s chief of staff are a ‘distraction’
The Independent UK · Sep 20, 2024 Pensioners still more likely to support Starmer’s Labour despite winter fuel row, new poll reveals The first tracker poll by Techne UK after the election has revealed that Starmer has increased his lead over the Tories even though only a third believe he can deliver on the country’s priorities
The Guardian - UK · Sep 19, 2024 ‘Appalling’ rows over Sue Gray must stop, senior ministers say Cabinet ministers rally around chief of staff as Keir Starmer insists he is in control of No 10
The Guardian - UK · Sep 19, 2024 The Guardian view on 10 Downing Street: Labour risks losing the plot Editorial: Rows over donations and the role of Sue Gray have exposed a disturbing lack of grip in Keir Starmer’s government