Lucy Powell wins Labour deputy leadership race
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Morgan McSweeney, prime minister Keir Starmer’s most trusted adviser, was sent out to bat for his boss this week.The No.10 chief of staff went to committee room 4A in the House of Lords to face Labour peers,
Ms Lucy Powell’s win is a message to Mr Starmer that the wider party is increasingly disillusioned with its approach on everything. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.
A year ago, Keir Starmer’s Labour Party won the largest majority in Parliament this century and consigned the Conservatives, Labour’s historic rival, to its worst defeat. Now, after 15 months in power,
Keir Starmer has walked off the stage after wrapping up a speech some had billed as the most important of his political life. The lead-up to Labour’s second party conference since their return to power has been less than ideal, with high-profile departures of both high-profile and behind-the-scenes government figures.
SIR Keir Starmer suffered another major blow today as Plaid Cymru swept to victory in an historic Welsh by-election. Lindsay Whittle won the crucial Caerphilly Senedd seat off Labour in a huge
Keir Starmer has at least learned one important lesson in his lackluster 15 months as UK leader: His Labour Party’s only chance of saving the country from a hard-right Nigel Farage government lies in reclaiming the mantle of patriotism.
Reform UK’ s policy chief Zia Yusuf has claimed both Labour and the Tories are “heading for oblivion” as Nigel Farage ’s party continues to top the polls. Mr Yusuf made the comments in response to a report claiming an increasing number of Labour voters are backing the Green Party.