#British Politics

Articles (9)

• 🇬🇧 The Week: Andrew Arrested, New Cabinet Secretary & Jenrick Economics — 20/02/2026 [United Kingdom]

  Adam, Alex and Joe wrap up the week.

  Related: #Royal Family, #Economic Policy
• 🇬🇧 Keir Starmer must lead ‘moment of change’ after Labour turmoil, says Ed Miliband — 10/02/2026 [United Kingdom]

  <p>Minister calls for party’s briefing wars to end as MPs rally around ‘liberated’ prime minister after speech in parliament</p><p>Ed Miliband has said Keir Starmer must lead a “moment of change” for ...

  Related: #Labour Party, #Leadership
• 🇬🇧 ‘Keir Starmer doesn’t do anything but U-turns’: the bleak mood in Makerfield — 10/02/2026 [United Kingdom]

  <p>Many in ‘red wall’ seat of Josh Simons, a staunch ally of the PM, have had enough of Labour – and its leader</p><p>As he rose to his feet in the Commons in September 2024, the incoming Labour MP Jo...

  Related: #Public Opinion, #Labour Party
• 🇺🇸 Chris Mason: Starmer prepares to face Labour MPs knowing his future is in the balance — 09/02/2026 [USA]

  Cabinet ministers have expressed support for the prime minister, as he prepares to face Labour MPs.

  Related: #Leadership, #Governance
• 🇬🇧 The left warned that Starmerism would end like this. Now all of Britain faces the fallout | Owen Jones — 09/02/2026 [United Kingdom]

  <p>Peter Mandelson helped Morgan McSweeney privilege Labour’s reactionary forces in a Faustian pact to sustain the PM. What they sowed, we’ll reap</p><p>A chicken that loses its head can still, for a ...

  Related: #Internal Conflict, #Leadership
• 🇬🇧 The Papers: 'PM's aide quits' and 'How long can Starmer cling on?' — 09/02/2026 [United Kingdom]

  Morgan McSweeney's resignation and the subsequent political fallout dominate Monday's front pages.

  Related: #Government Stability, #Staffing Crisis
• 🇺🇸 Why McSweeney's departure could prove perilous for the PM — 08/02/2026 [USA]

  Starmer's chief of staff departs at a time the PM is isolated and in potential peril.

  Related: #Government Leadership, #Internal Conflict
• 🇺🇸 The political strategist who became Starmer's right-hand man — 08/02/2026 [USA]

  McSweeney, long considered instrumental to the rise of the PM, derived his power and influence from his track record as a political strategist.

  Related: #Government Leadership, #Strategic Planning
• 🇺🇸 The Papers: 'PM battles for survival' and Rayner 'ready to go' — 06/02/2026 [USA]

  The political fallout from the Epstein files continues to dominate the papers.

  Related: #Leadership Crisis, #Media Scrutiny