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Express Politics15 May 2026

Angela Rayner ‘should not have been cleared’ - tax expert rages at HMRC

Something about Angela Rayner's stamp duty bill still doesn't add up.

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The Guardian Politics15 May 2026

Starmer ally admits prime minister is ‘unpopular’ but warns of ‘chaos’ if leadership contest triggered – UK politics live

Pressure is intensifying on Keir Starmer after Andy Burnham was given a route back to parliament Good morning and welcome to our live coverage of UK politics. Housing secretary Steve Reed has been on the media round this morning urging Labour colleagues to put the “country first, party second”, even as he admits Keir Starmer is “unpopular”. Continue reading...

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The Guardian Politics15 May 2026

Starmer loyalist warns against ‘copying Tories’ but admits PM is unpopular

Housing secretary Steve Reed says no one has numbers for challenge and Labour should row in behind prime minister One of Keir Starmer’s closest allies in the cabinet has conceded that the prime minister is “unpopular” but has insisted Labour should not repeat the same pattern of changing leaders that damaged the Conservatives. The housing secretary, Steve Reed, one of Starmer’s most loyal ministers and staunch defenders, told broadcasters on Friday that no one had the numbers to challenge him an

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Guido Fawkes15 May 2026

Reed: Starmer is Feeling “Fine” But “It’s Not a Good Week”

Starmer loyalist Steve Reed’s take on the Rickety Coup: “I saw the Prime Minister yesterday, yeah. He’s fine. He’s focused on getting on with the job. So am I…  I mean it’s not an ideal- It’s not a good week that we’ve just had. Let me put that on the table straight away. It reminds…

Express Politics15 May 2026

I met the Labour MP who’d be a better PM than Rayner or Miliband - but he’s too likeable

The pre-requisite for Labour leaders to be dour, boring and completely unlikable never fails to amaze me.

The Guardian Politics15 May 2026

Forget the three-term project now: crisis-hit Labour needs a one-term mindset and priorities to match | Andy Beckett

History shows there have been more short-lived Labour governments than long-lasting ones. The party must secure a clear, progressive legacy In democratic countries at least, government is often about getting things done in time. Sooner or later, voters always turn on national leaders and governments fall. Even the most promising policy ideas are left unfulfilled. With one important exception, this life cycle is usually briefer for Labour governments, since they face more opposition from the medi

Express Politics15 May 2026

Zack Polanski admits he didn't vote Green in embarrassing local elections confession

Left-wing leader did not cast a ballot for his own party, despite saying he had

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Express Politics15 May 2026

Keir Starmer LIVE: Andy Burnham by-election bid could cost Britons millions of pounds

This is a live blog.

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Conservative Home15 May 2026

Our Survey: Tories expect Burnham to lead Labour to the next election but would ‘prefer’ Starmer did

For Conservative members Andy Burnham was out in front, ten points ahead of Keir Starmer, as to whom they expected to lead into an election, and that was before the rows of this week, but who'd they'd prefer to lead told a different story. Not one Starmer would enjoy. The post Our Survey: Tories expect Burnham to lead Labour to the next election but would ‘prefer’ Starmer did appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Express Politics15 May 2026

Labour's circular firing squad and 'f***ing useless' rivals are just tip of party problems

OPINION - LEO MCKINSTRY: If you think mediocrity at the top is Labour's only problem, think again.

Conservative Home15 May 2026

Sarah Ingham: How the Greens do like to greenwash – even a Lamborghini

The joke, now far less funny, is that the Greens were always watermelons – eco-kindliness on the outside, Corbynite hard-left socialism within.  The post Sarah Ingham: How the Greens do like to greenwash – even a Lamborghini appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home15 May 2026

Jessaline Caine: Kemi was right to clobber the Tory source of some Worcestershire woes

If the Conservative Party becomes an anti-Reform cartel, it will not defeat Reform. It will vindicate it. Worcestershire should be treated as a warning, not a model. And on that, Kemi was right to draw the line The post Jessaline Caine: Kemi was right to clobber the Tory source of some Worcestershire woes appeared first on Conservative Home.

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