Labour MPs demand female deputy
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Female Labour MPs urged Prime Minister Keir Starmer to appoint a senior woman as his de facto deputy to oversee culture change at No 10 amid a peers-linked scandal.
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Taking Sarwar Seriously – Why Starmer’s Reset Must Confront Polycentric Politics
After days of political turmoil, Sir Keir Starmer left a meeting of his parliamentary Labour party secure in his job as UK Prime Minister, at least for the moment.
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February 11, 2026 at 11:26 AM
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Labour Women Push Starmer To Dismantle 'Boys' Club' After Mandelson Scandal - PoliticsHome
February 11, 2026 at 11:23 AM
Labour Women Push Starmer To Dismantle 'Boys' Club' After Mandelson Scandal - PoliticsHome
Speak for England… Who?? Put that way the pipsqueak-ish Streeting doesn’t really hit the mark. But does anybody?
Labour desperately needs someone who can speak to the nation and speak for the nation in this time of crisis. Patently, Keir Starmer is incapable of doing it.
February 11, 2026 at 8:35 AM
Speak for England… Who?? Put that way the pipsqueak-ish Streeting doesn’t really hit the mark. But does anybody?
by Prem Sikka
Wes Streeting still ready to challenge Starmer despite show of unity, allies say.
He had majority of just over 500 votes in the last election.
He would take Labour further to the right. Funded by healthcare companies, handing the NHS to corporations and private equity.
He had majority of just over 500 votes in the last election.
He would take Labour further to the right. Funded by healthcare companies, handing the NHS to corporations and private equity.
Streeting still ready to challenge Starmer despite show of unity, allies say
Health secretary poised to make leadership bid after May local elections to pre-empt a potential challenge from rival Rayner, MPs close to him say
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February 11, 2026 at 8:17 AM
Wes Streeting still ready to challenge Starmer despite show of unity, allies say.
He had majority of just over 500 votes in the last election.
He would take Labour further to the right. Funded by healthcare companies, handing the NHS to corporations and private equity.
He had majority of just over 500 votes in the last election.
He would take Labour further to the right. Funded by healthcare companies, handing the NHS to corporations and private equity.
by Alan Lester
I suspect this polling outcome has something to do with the Russian disinformation campaign debated in parliament on Monday. Urging media to portray Starmer as just like his atrocious Tory predecessors is a key goal. ‘They’re all the same’ works to undermine democracy.
Whatever you think of Starmer, this is a terrifying demonstration of disinformation’s power. It shows that a) much of our media has shifted from conservative to radical right, & b) people’s grasp of reality can be altered swiftly by sustained, orchestrated, repetitive propaganda.
February 11, 2026 at 7:50 AM
I suspect this polling outcome has something to do with the Russian disinformation campaign debated in parliament on Monday. Urging media to portray Starmer as just like his atrocious Tory predecessors is a key goal. ‘They’re all the same’ works to undermine democracy.
I’m not exactly sure for whom Finkelstein speaks given that his particular brand of conservatism is even more screwed than McSweeney‘s. But what he says is more than possible if Starmer has any political sense.
The departure of Morgan McSweeney clears the way for Labour to embrace its inner Ed Miliband – Daniel Finkelstein thetimes.com/comment/colu...
February 11, 2026 at 9:40 AM
I’m not exactly sure for whom Finkelstein speaks given that his particular brand of conservatism is even more screwed than McSweeney‘s. But what he says is more than possible if Starmer has any political sense.
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Labour desperately needs someone who can speak to the nation and speak for the nation in this time of crisis. Patently, Keir Starmer is incapable of doing it.
February 11, 2026 at 8:32 AM
Labour desperately needs someone who can speak to the nation and speak for the nation in this time of crisis. Patently, Keir Starmer is incapable of doing it.
I'd rather have a PM who's good for the country
recall that Starmer was made leader because he was bad for the Tories (as he was, for what the Tories were then)
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
recall that Starmer was made leader because he was bad for the Tories (as he was, for what the Tories were then)
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Alistair Carns: Labour’s ex-marine who ‘would be a nightmare’ for the Tories
Amid leadership speculation, former commando has been quietly talked about as a possible future contender
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February 11, 2026 at 6:22 AM
I'd rather have a PM who's good for the country
recall that Starmer was made leader because he was bad for the Tories (as he was, for what the Tories were then)
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
recall that Starmer was made leader because he was bad for the Tories (as he was, for what the Tories were then)
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Other than his inhuman ambition and an ability to speak well in public, why should anybody might Streeting will improve Labour’s position? What’s his plan? www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Streeting still ready to challenge Starmer despite show of unity, allies say
Health secretary poised to make leadership bid after May local elections to pre-empt a potential challenge from rival Rayner, MPs close to him say
www.theguardian.com
February 11, 2026 at 7:22 AM
Other than his inhuman ambition and an ability to speak well in public, why should anybody might Streeting will improve Labour’s position? What’s his plan? www.theguardian.com/politics/202...