Inside Keir Starmer’s election night whirlwind  – POLITICO

Inside Keir Starmer’s election night whirlwind  – POLITICO

After voting, Starmer arrived in the office and locked himself away with his chief of staff Sue Gray. | Andy Buchanan/AFP via Getty Images The media entrepreneur, who was given a peerage by Tony Blair aged just 34, had played a big backroom role as a fixer for Labour, leading election fundraising activities. Alli’s fans … Read more

Top Labour MP resigns, decrying ‘greed and power’ of Starmer’s party  – POLITICO

Top Labour MP resigns, decrying ‘greed and power’ of Starmer’s party  – POLITICO

Starmer’s leadership, Duffield said, was “more about greed and power than making a difference … I just can’t take any more.” In her resignation letter, published in the Sunday Times, Duffield said Starmer had acted hypocritically by accepting lavish gifts while maintaining a controversial cap on child benefits and slashing winter fuel payments for as … Read more

Nigel Farage boycotts BBC over Question Time blow-up – POLITICO

Nigel Farage boycotts BBC over Question Time blow-up – POLITICO

He was asked in Friday’s Q&A why his party attracts “racists and extremists.” And he was challenged on his stance on immigration and questioned over candidates the party has been forced to drop for making offensive remarks. In a tweet on Saturday, Farage called the Question Time audience “rigged” and said he was refusing to … Read more