@rhys Starmer still gets my vote. I see his supposed weakness as just a refusal to bluster, or to get deflected from his aim of improving things for the less well-off. I think we're lucky he's prepared to take the opprobrium from the over privileged chattering classes while he works at this - all while being respected abroad, keeping the country stable, and avoiding unnecessary wars.

#KeirStarmer

Top Foreign Office official ‘felt pressure’ for ‘rapid outcome’ on Mandelson vetting

Ian Collard tells MPs he had not seen UKSV assessment summary before briefing Olly Robbins on clearance

The Guardian
Mandelson and McSweeney: a partnership forged on winning and crushing the Labour left

Former chief of staff who helped bring Mandelson out of Labour shadows for Washington post to be questioned by MPs on vetting process

The Guardian
Starmer tells MPs to ‘fight together’ before critical day for his premiership

The prime minister faces a standards investigation over Mandelson affair and testimony from Morgan McSweeney

The Guardian

I’m very concerned - but I think it’s worth risking the end of humanity for the large sum of money, so we are carrying on ….

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" Indeed, I’m wondering how Keir Starmer, Shabana Mahmood, Kemi Badenoch or Nigel Farage would have greeted the prospect of a 10-hour flight in the immediate, closed vicinity of a security operation involving a desperate, volatile figure with guards who clearly couldn’t control him."

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/apr/27/plane-passengers-uk-deportation-policy-gatwick-forced-removals

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A brutal wrestle on a plane, passengers outraged, attendants helpless: I saw the UK’s deportation policy at work

On the runway at Gatwick, the visceral reality of forced removals was laid bare. If only more could see what is done in our name, says Hugh Muir, executive editor, Opinion

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🌹 Labour 👎 faces "𝘚𝘦𝘪𝘴𝘮𝘪𝘤 𝘚𝘩𝘪𝘧𝘵" in support at the #LocalElections2026!
Set to lose close to 2,000 councillors!
London vote share collapse to 26%, a 16-point drop from the 35% achieved in 2022!
Currently polling at approximately 16-20%!
#GetStarmerOut #KeirStarmer
Matt @MattCartoonist on #AngelaRayner #KeirStarmer #LondonMarathon @Telegraph – political cartoon gallery in London original-political-cartoon.com