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During today’s cabinet meeting, Sir Keir Starmer opened with a statement saying that he is planning to stay in the fight as Prime Minister, and head of the Labour Party. After a disastrous election for Labour, 83 Labour MPs have said they do not have confidence in Starmer’s leadership. However, the Prime Minister is staying […]
It’s been up in the air all week, but at one o’clock this afternoon, Health Secretary Wes Streeting resigned. This comes after tremendous losses for Labour in last weeks’ local election. This was followed a 17 minute meeting with the Prime Minister yesterday. It has been revealed in his statement that during that meeting, he […]
The potential of a Labour leadership contest has dominated the headlines this week. But if it was to happen, what does it actually entail and how does it work? At the beginning of the week, some MPs were coming out saying they are no longer backing Sir Keir Starmer. That number has now reached around […]
It has been announced this morning that the former deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner has been cleared of wrongdoing by HMRC. She initially failed to pay the correct stamp duty on a flat in Hove. In a statement this morning, she said that she “welcomes” the conclusions from HMRC “which has cleared me of any […]
It has been a difficult week for Sir Keir Starmer. After a hard loss in the local elections, he has been under scrutiny from the general public, other Labour party MPs, and also, members of his own government. 90 Labour MPs have called for him to step down. Wes Streeting, the Secretary for Health and […]
During the aftermath of yesterday’s cabinet meeting, Sir Keir Starmer made it clear he isn’t going to resign. There has yet to be 81 Labour MPs backing one single candidate. If a change of leadership is imminent, who is going to take over the role? It seems that Wes Streeting is the number one pick […]
80 Labour MPs have said that they do not think that Sir Kier Starmer should continue as Prime Minister. Although, Starmer does not back down reportedly telling Cabinet this morning, “If you want to get rid of me, 81 of you need to back an alternative candidate, and they will have to fight me with the […]
All three of the Labour MPs for Gloucestershire have called for the Prime Minister’s resignation. After a devastating loss of seats in Thursday’s local election, many Labour MPs have lost faith in their leader, with over 70 calling for him to resign. Simon Opher, the MP, actively called out Sir Kier Starmer saying, “The Prime […]
Hester’s Way have officially voted in their first ever Reform councillor in the Cheltenham Borough Council elections. “With Labour, I find that they’re going back on everything they’ve promised. Everything that Starmer promised, was a dream that turned into a nightmare,” says resident Luke Davis. Hester’s Way locals we spoke to say they are annoyed […]
Sports journalists and racegoers are in agreement that the Cheltenham races shouldn’t have gone ahead in March 2020. This comes after Boris Johnson, ex-prime minister, responds to questions at the Covid inquiry. The Cheltenham Races are arguably one of the biggest sporting events with around 50,000 people in attendance. With an unknown disease rising in […]