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Starmer’s chief secretary consoled Mandelson after dismissal as US ambassador, undisclosed texts show https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/jun/04/starmer-darren-jones-peter-mandelson-us-ambassador-texts #Politics #PeterMandelson #KeirStarmer #UkNews #JeffreyEpstein #HouseOfCommons #UsNews #WorldNews

Starmer’s chief secretary consoled Mandelson after dismissal as US ambassador, undisclosed texts show

Darren Jones’s messages include requests for advice on the reshuffle and remarks about former business secretary Jonathan Reynolds

The Guardian

Darren Fower 15h ago

😲 𝘓𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘳'𝘴 #PatMcFaddenMP, who is the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, asked "Who else can we 𝗧𝗔𝗫 to pay for more benefits?".

#PMQs #KeirStarmer #KemiBadenoch #HouseOfCommons #Parliament #Politics

Darren Fower 16h ago

Hard to talk about "𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘺" when you can barely lead the committee room. If his 𝘰𝘸𝘯 𝗠𝗣𝘀 are keeping their distance, why should the voters buy in?

#PMQs #KeirStarmer #KemiBadenoch #HouseOfCommons #Parliament #Politics

World news | The Guardian 16h ago

Is Kemi Badenoch getting better at being Conservative leader? https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/jun/03/kemi-badenoch-improving-conservative-leader #KemiBadenoch #Pmqs #HouseOfCommons #Politics #KeirStarmer #UkNews #Southampton #Police #Race #Crime #Conservatives #NigelFarage #FarRight

Is Kemi Badenoch getting better at being Conservative leader?

Badenoch differentiated herself from Nigel Farage in response to Henry Nowak’s murder and supporters say her ratings are rising

The Guardian

Darren Fower 17h ago

Another '𝘨𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘣𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨' youth employment initiative from 𝘓𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘳, yet the numbers tell the same old story. More promises, fewer jobs, and a generation of young people left waiting.

#PMQs #KeirStarmer #KemiBadenoch #HouseOfCommons #Parliament #Politics

Darren Fower 17h ago

Another "𝘤𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘬𝘥𝘰𝘸𝘯" on the welfare bill, another set of targets missed. At this point, Labour’s plan to reduce spending looks less like a strategy and more like a wish list.

#PMQs #UK #HouseOfCommons #Parliament #Politics #KeirStarmer #KemiBadenoch

Jocelyn 20h ago

#OwenJones in #TheGuardian: "Not yet worried about tyranny in #Britain? This is why you should be"

I was convinced #France was highly exposed to the danger of hijacking our #democracy due to insufficient checks and balances. However Jones makes a compelling case of how fragile the #UK is in case of a sweeping majority in the #HouseOfCommons.

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jun/03/tyranny-britain-reform-centralised-state

#authoritarianism #farRight #ReformUK #fascism

Not yet worried about tyranny in Britain? This is why you should be

Chilling comments by Reform figures can’t be dismissed when you consider the overwhelming power of the UK’s centralised state, says Guardian columnist Owen Jones

The Guardian

World news | The Guardian 22h ago