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Starmer nightmare as Angela Rayner’s replacement could be…Angela Rayner

In theory Angela Rayner could stand as Labour’s deputy leader once again (Image: Getty) Angela Rayner could theoretically claw her way back into the role she vacated, in a twist that would doubtless stymie PM Sir Keir Starmer. Ms Rayner stepped down as both…

Keir Starmer is better off without Rayner – but he forgot to sack an even bigger muppet

Keir Starmer will have breathed a deep sigh of relief on Friday morning when Angela Rayner finally resigned. What took her so long? Why the Prime Minister didn’t have the courage to sack her, remains a mystery. But there’s an…

Keir Starmer humiliated as it emerges he tried and failed to sack Ed Miliband in reshuffle

Keir Starmer has been left bruised after he failed to sack Ed Miliband in his recent government reshuffle, prompting mockery on social media. ITV’s Robert Peston revealed that Sir Keir tried moving Mr Miliband away from his Net Zero portfolio…

Labour’s major blunder is a ‘massive beacon that our door is open’ to illegal migrants

Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood will not be able to stop small boats ‘at all’ (Image: PA) Shabana Mahmood has no chance of stopping the small boats crisis because Labour is too “spineless” to quit the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR),…

UK could suspend visas for countries that refuse to take back illegal migrants

The UK could suspend visas from countries that do not “play ball” and agree to migrant returns deals, Shabana Mahmood has declared. The new Home Secretary warned that countries must take back foreign criminals, failed asylum seekers and visa overstayers. And Ms Mahmood vowed…

Angela Rayner won’t be gone for long – and she’ll be back with a vengeance

The deputy PM has been cast into the political wilderness after breaching the ministerial code by underpaying stamp duty on her £800,000 seaside flat in Hove, saving around £40,000. It was a terrible look for a politician so keen on hiking…

Home Office to fork out millions on ready meals and crisps for small boat asylum seekers

Millions of pounds of taxpayers’ money is set to go on ready meals, snacks and crisps for migrants when they are screened for asylum. Over the next three years, the Home Office will provide migrants who have arrived in the UK…

Labour poised for ECHR change as Starmer scrambles over immigration

Ministers are considering ways to “tighten” the interpretation of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) to enhance their ability to deport those with no right to remain in the UK. Defence Secretary John Healey made the admission this morning as he confirmed that…

Small boat migrant numbers hit humiliating milestone on new Home Secretary’s first day

Almost 1,100 migrants crossed the Channel on Shabana Mahmood’s first day as Home Secretary, new figures revealed. Some 1,097 were detected on 17 boats, taking the total this year past 30,000. It will heap pressure on the new Home Secretary…

Keir Starmer told to stop Angela Rayner getting golden goodbye of nearly £17,000

Former Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner has been urged not to collect a “golden goodbye” of nearly £17,000 as a result of leaving the cabinet. Sir Keir Starmer is facing calls to deny her the payment in the wake of her resignation following failure to pay…