Martin Daubney: What happens when 1000s at the Unite The Kingdom…
What happens when 1000s at the Unite The Kingdom march chant “Keir Starmer’s a w**ker?” Will that count? Will Old Bill steam in? Popcorn at the ready 🍿
Craig Murray: I asked a Labour MP I know this morning…
I asked a Labour MP I know this morning why Starmer does not sack Streeting if he intends to continue. He said because nobody would accept to be appointed as replacement Health Minister by Starmer, which would be "a job held for three weeks and career ending".
Britons Can No Longer Take Freedom of Speech for Granted
People in Britain are living under ever tighter restrictions on freedom of expression, with new limitations appearing year after year. That is precisely why Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s attempts to present himself as a defender of free speech provoke such anger across social media.
Liz Webster: Wes Streeting finally does…
🚨 Wes Streeting finally does the darstedly deed and calls for Starmer to go. The civil war is now out in the open. But let’s be clear: this is still the same Westminster bubble fighting over who gets to manage decline. The candidate Labour members and Red Wall voters actually want is @AndyBurnhamGM who is still locked out because he’s not an MP yet. No more games. Open the path for Burnham now. This party needs real change, not another centrist reshuffle
Alex Wickham: ***NEW*** Supporters of Andy Burnham…
***NEW*** Supporters of Andy Burnham are asking the cabinet to go to Keir Starmer and urge him not to stand in a leadership contest against Wes Streeting The Burnham camp say they think cabinet ministers will tell Starmer he should instead set a timetable for a longer contest if Streeting does move BUT friends of Starmer completely dismiss that. They say there is no chance he will listen to any such advice and insist he will stand in a contest now if Streeting has the numbers Streeting’s allies are saying different things about whether he has 81 MPs and his chances of success in a leadership election Some think this is his only shot and he’s right to go over the top. Others are less sure he can get to 81 and also worry the backlash against him could see him lose to Starmer or another candidate If there is an expedited contest many on the soft-left expect Ed Miliband to stand to try to stop either Streeting or Starmer winning Any immediate contest could become a free-for-all with ambitious novice Al Carns as well as other members of the cabinet deciding they fancy their chances As of 2pm this afternoon, the Labour Party appears to be moving from paralysis toward chaos With @EllenAMilligan >>>
Kathy Gyngell: Labour just lost 1,500+ councillors…
Labour just lost 1,500+ councillors and is polling at 15%. Their response? More of the same, but harder. Is there anyone left in that party willing to listen to the country?
James Foster: If @Keir_Starmer had any political nous…
If @Keir_Starmer had any political nous about him, he’d have a reshuffle (bye @wesstreeting ) and bring in people from across the party — including from the @socialistcam and the likes of @RLong_Bailey and @DawnButlerBrent . Put out some fires. Instead he lets them all rage on.
Rachael Swindon: This wasn’t just an election…
This wasn’t just an election. It was a verdict. The Labour Party, under the watchful, slightly constipated gaze of Keir Starmer, has been eviscerated. New from me for @TheCanaryUK
Dale Vince: Odd story - Goldman Sachs warns Starmer…
Odd story - Goldman Sachs warns Starmer risks pushing borrowing costs up (by hanging on) - while borrowing costs actually fall, because Starmer refuses to quit. He has a mandate, the fact that he’s unpopular right now is not a reason for him to quit, it’s a reason for him to do better, much better - and deliver on the promise the electorate bought into. Global events have not helped, but mistakes have also been made - meanwhile there are big obvious changes to be made. We've seen the fake announcement of breaking the link from Ed Miliband - how about actually breaking the link and bringing energy bills down. Easy to do, number one on my list. Tax system re balancing, housing market reform - both desperately needed - and a ban on political donations. New Babelfish edition on that out next week.Liz Webster: @b_judah confirms it!…
✅ @b_judah confirms it! “The gap between what No 10 is saying and what is actually happening has grown too large… on Brexit.” Starmer talks “at the heart of Europe” while clinging to red lines that make real alignment impossible. And he’s used Henry VIII powers to push through bad USA deals which are incompatible with the EU. Even pro-rejoin voices now see the reset as deceptive. The public is ahead, 59% want to rejoin.Martin Daubney: NOW IT'S 93 MPs TELLING STARMER…
🚨NOW IT'S 93 MPs TELLING STARMER TO QUIT Kevin McKenna joins growing list of "Starmer Out" Labour rebels Another MP destined to be hammered by Reform UK – while the tin-eared PM calls such politics "dark & dangerous" With Starmer at the helm, these MPs are dead. What have they got to lose?
David Kurten: I have no interest in Tel Aviv Tommy's rally…
I have no interest in Tel Aviv Tommy's rally, but if the Starmer regime can stop 7 speakers from flying to the UK because they are 'not conducive to the public good', they can jolly well stop all the illegal immigrants trying to get to the UK in boats crossing the Channel.
Luke McGee: Very fair to criticise Starmer…
Very fair to criticise Starmer for not publishing DIP yet, but also a lot of brass neck for Tories to pretend they have any credibility on defence spending. Creative accounting 2010 onwards meant our % gdp on defence got shifted to balance other books, gutting defence.Alex Wickham: NEW: Friends of Keir Starmer…
NEW: Friends of Keir Starmer say he will stand against Wes Streeting in a leadership contest if the health secretary has the numbers to trigger one “I am certain he will stand,” one says of the PM So question now is does Streeting have the numbers?
Howard Beckett: This headline from The National…
This headline from The National tells us everything we need to know Keir Starmer: ‘Starmer 🇬🇧 silent after 🇮🇱 passes horrific death penalty law for Palestinians’ To be silent to fascism is to be complicit It’s unforgivable Starmer should hang his head in shame.
Pat Condell: Starmer has done this to himself…
Starmer has done this to himself. He’s being judged on his record, a shameful one. Virtually every decision he has made while in power has been to the detriment of the British people. His tone deaf response to the Southport murders sickened the country. He deserves no sympathy.
Ben Judah: Starmer's authority is now crumbling…
Starmer's authority is now crumbling. But even those most committed to a new Prime Minister should pause for thought about what it means for Britain in the world. For all his many, many domestic missteps, Keir Starmer has genuinely led on Ukraine, make tough calls with Trump and rebuilt relations with Europe by working intensely with President Macron and Chancellor Merz. Labour in government was shocked at how quickly it was swamped by foreign affairs from Gaza and Ukraine, to Trump and Iran. This isn't going to change. However Starmer's challengers have no foreign policy experience, no geopolitical worldviews, no foreign affairs teams and no experience in explaining our place in the world and its tumult to the public. But if they succeed that will be half their job. What's the plan for a geopolitical pivot to Europe? What's the strategy to deal with Trump and our fragmenting Western alliance as China's Axis of Authoritarians deepens? What's next for Britain's extensive diplomatic and security role when it comes to Ukraine? Who will be maintaining key connections to the White House? Changes at the top are often necessary. But they are delicate and not cost free internationally. In diplomacy so much is bound up in personal connections and trust built up over time. Building since 2016, these musical chairs at the top have now become so intense, with Prime Ministers lasting roughly two years and Foreign Secretaries now annuals, our allies and partners are frustrated. I've heard from European and Gulf leaderships first hand it is hardly worth investing diplomatically in a counterpart who's suddenly gone and thus hardly worth investing in Britain.Alex Wickham: ***NEW: State of play this evening***…
***NEW: State of play this evening*** Keir Starmer has defied all expectations, surviving the day despite some 90 Labour MPs calling for his head and four junior ministerial resignations. A minister tells Bloomberg they are astonished Starmer has managed to get through it without being forced to announce a timetable for his departure, saying the day went better for him than anyone can have imagined. Starmer’s stance at cabinet effectively dared his rivals to come out and publicly challenge him. As of this evening, no one has. Streeting is speaking with Starmer tomorrow morning, as per @steven_swinford , after the PM blanked him post-cabinet. The health secretary’s allies say he won’t say anything to distract from the king’s speech. Labour MPs and aides think Streeting is conducting what one calls a campaign of attrition against Starmer by drip-feeding his supporters’ calls for the PM to go. His camp deny he is orchestrating a plot. Streeting’s supporters say they are divided about his strategy. Some are disappointed he has not yet gone over the top, fearing he could be seen as losing his nerve and being labelled a bottle job. However, others caution that pressure has to grow organically on Starmer before Streeting is able to challenge him, otherwise the soft-left will accuse him of a cynical move to force a contest before Andy Burnham is ready. One Streeting supporter says they fear his chances of becoming PM are decreasing. They say they’re struggling to see how he has a path to No10 because if he runs the soft-left will put someone up against him who is likely to be favoured by members. They say they’re coming to terms with what they see as the likelihood that Burnham will succeed Starmer. However so far Burnham is also still silent. He’s in London meeting MPs and discussing his options. His camp insist he has a plan to make it to parliament, but so far they’ve stopped short of announcing it. Labour is in a state of paralysis tonight. David Lammy says no one has come forward and no one seems to have the numbers against Starmer. Most in Labour don’t expect that to hold. They still think the PM will be forced to announce a timetable in the coming days if Streeting, Burnham and the cabinet move. But as of right now, he clings on. Story with great colleagues @EllenAMilligan
Adam Brooks: By 9pm tonight, more than enough MPs…
By 9pm tonight, more than enough MPs will have called for Starmer to go, and that allows Cabinet ministers to make their move with ‘cover’… or with confidence that it is the will of the Party. KEIR STARMER IS FINISHED
Dominic Bradbury: I don't know what's more shocking…
I don't know what's more shocking, the fact Starmer is still in a job this morning or that not one single Labour MP has the moral fibre or backbone to stand up and start the process to remove him. Pathetic. Just like we always knew Labour would be in Government.
David Poulden: Comrade @Keir_Starmer lectures us about stopping…
Comrade @Keir_Starmer lectures us about stopping 'far-right agitators' from speaking at a march, while Islamic hate preachers openly call for death to Jews and gays in our mosques without a whisper from him. He lets thousands pour in on boats with zero checks, but bans people like @JoeyMannarino , @ValentinaForUSA and @EvaVlaar for having the wrong opinion. This isn't about stopping hate, it's about silencing anyone who doesn't fit his narrative. Free speech in the UK is dead...Liz Webster: INCREDIBLE!!! Hard man Brexit @SteveBakerFRSA exposes…
😮 INCREDIBLE!!! Hard man Brexit @SteveBakerFRSA exposes the truth about Starmer’s rejoin deception: “Honestly, it’s such nonsense because he’s not changing his red lines. Even if you were on his side, you’d have to admit that’s never going to work. The EU won’t give us the access we want to the single market without free movement, and Starmer isn’t going to commit to free movement. This is the problem. People keep failing to understand it’s just basic incompetence. What is the EU about? It’s about political integration, free movement of people, and a single currency. Keeping the pound was always an exemption. Yet our PMs keep negotiating with the EU as if it were something completely different. The stupidity of this speech …… saying Britain will be ‘at the heart of Europe’ but not actually at the heart of Europe… The EU will hear it and they will guffaw at him straight out of the blocks.”
Howard Beckett: Starmer thought the defence to promoting friends of pedophiles…
Starmer thought the defence to promoting friends of pedophiles to 🇬🇧 Ambassador to 🇺🇸 & to the ‘House of Lords’ was: “I kicked my former leader [Jeremy Corbyn] out of my party” Starmer is not a ‘decent man’ His values are plain warped.
Carl Benjamin: I recall ages ago saying that Starmer…
I recall ages ago saying that Starmer wouldn't see out the full term, and that it would end with everyone looking at him and asking why he was still there. Looks like that time is fast approaching, but my goodness how I hope I am wrong!Alex Wickham: *GILTS EXTEND DECLINES…
*GILTS EXTEND DECLINES; UK 10-YEAR YIELD RISES 9BPS TO 5% (Bloomberg) -- UK government bonds slid as calls grew for Prime Minister Keir Starmer to step aside following his party’s large losses in local elections last week. Yields on 30-year gilts, which are sensitive to political and fiscal risks, rose almost 10 basis points to 5.68%. For bond investors, the main concern is that a new leader could shift Labour to the left and hike spending to win back disaffected voters.Adam Brooks: KEIR STARMER claims that he’s steadied…
KEIR STARMER claims that he’s steadied the economy!!? Tell that to the 150,000 hospitality staff that lost jobs due to two punishing budgets. Unemployment higher. Borrowing costs higher. Inflation higher. Small businesses closing at record rates. IDIOTPat Condell: Starmer is being slow handclapped…
Starmer is being slow handclapped out of Downing Street, but he refuses to hear it. He seems determined to humiliate himself even further by being forcibly removed. How did such a man, with zero character and consistently wrong judgement, ever become prime minister?
Diane Abbott: Any change of leader of the Labour party...
Any change of leader of the Labour party needs to be part of a complete change of direction. It is delusional to believe a political crisis is a personnel issue. Keir Starmer's fate is out of his own handsLiz Webster: Starmer and Streeting’s technofeudalism has no limits…
‼️ Starmer and Streeting’s technofeudalism has no limits. The audacity is staggering. NHS England has quietly granted Palantir contractors unlimited access to identifiable patient data on its £330 million Federated Data Platform. An internal briefing warned of the “risk of loss of public confidence” but approved it anyway because repeated checks were “too inconvenient”. This is a dangerous surrender of our most sensitive health data to a controversial US tech giant. #NHS #Palantir #DataSurrenderRead more