Wes Streeting verlaat kabinet en roept Starmer op tot aftreden
Streeting, die aan de rechterflank van de partij staat, werd al lang rumorend in verband gebracht met het verzamelen van steun voor een poging tot leiderschap.
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Hoe de dekking van Cabinet zich in de loop van de tijd heeft ontwikkeld.
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Streeting, die aan de rechterflank van de partij staat, werd al lang rumorend in verband gebracht met het verzamelen van steun voor een poging tot leiderschap.
theguardian.comDe premier zegt dat het proces om een leider uit te dagen niet is geactiveerd en dat Labour zich op het regeren moet richten• Britse politiek live – laatste updates• Wie zijn de belangrijkste bedreigingen voor het leiderschap van Starmer?Keir Starmer heeft zijn kabinet verteld dat hij niet zal aftreden als premier, met de mededeling dat de drempel voor een uitdaging voor het leiderschap niet is bereikt.In opmerkingen die effectief de minister van Volksgezondheid, Wes Streeting, uitdaagden om een actie tegen hem te starten, zei Starmer dat hij van plan was verder te gaan met regeren. Lees verder...
theguardian.comDe premier staat op een kruispunt; Yvette Cooper en Shabana Mahmood zoudenst onder anderen zijn die hem oproepen een tijdsschema voor zijn vertrek op te stellen.
theguardian.comCommunities secretary Steve Reed urges MPs not to move against Keir Starmer and says most people are ‘sick and tired of all this psychodrama’Labour should not be “doomscrolling” through leaders like the Conservatives, the communities secretary, Steve Reed, has said, urging MPs not to move against Keir Starmer after the May elections.MPs who fear Starmer cannot lead the party into the next general election because of his unpopularity are understood to have been discussing whether to lay out a timetable for his departure to present to the prime minister. Continue reading...
theguardian.comLabour leadership challenge in wake of disastrous local poll results could unleash chaos in party, MPs warnedCabinet ministers have warned mutinous Labour MPs that any attempt to oust Keir Starmer after a potentially disastrous set of election results this week would unleash chaos for the party that would not be easily overcome.However, several told the Guardian that even with the prime minister’s determination to stay in Downing Street after Thursday’s vote, the mood on the backbenches was febrile and events could yet spiral out of control. Continue reading...
theguardian.comStaff are handing over sandwiches from behind a theft-proof counter as the high street fights backGreggs has axed self-service display cabinets in bakery stores that have been most severely hit by shoplifters.The move is the latest aimed at combating a problem plaguing the high street. Last year official figures revealed annual shoplifting offences in England and Wales had passed half a million offences for the first time, and since then many retailers have reported high levels of crime in their shops. Continue reading...
theguardian.comIn evidence to MPs, Cabinet Office’s top civil servant disputes claim her department suggested vetting might not be neededUK politics live – latest updatesOlly Robbins refused to hand Peter Mandelson’s vetting summary to the Cabinet Office, the civil servant who leads the department has said.The summary – which would have revealed that Robbins, the now-sacked Foreign Office head, had granted Mandelson clearance against the advice of security officials – was instead provided to Cat Little by UK Security Vetting, she said. Continue reading...
theguardian.comPermanent secretary, Cat Little, to give evidence to foreign affairs committee as pressure increases on Keir Starmer The UK government budget came in below its annual borrowing target by £700m, official figures show – but the Iran war is likely to blow a hole in Rachel Reeves’s carefully calculated fiscal “headroom” over the coming months. Tom Knowles has the story.Good morning. As Kiran Stacey, Pippa Crerar and Jessica Elgot report in the Guardian’s splash, “Keir Starmer is looking increasingly isolated over his handling of the Peter Mandelson scandal with divisions emerging in cabinet over his decision to sack the Foreign Office civil servant Olly Robbins.” Continue reading...
theguardian.comSources say cabinet ministers warned PM against alienating civil service after firing of official over Mandelson scandalUK politics live – latest updatesCabinet ministers have expressed concern about Keir’s Starmer’s decision to sack Olly Robbins as the Foreign Office’s top official over the Peter Mandelson vetting scandal as they warned him not to alienate the civil service, sources have told the Guardian.Several ministers spoke out about the decision to sack Robbins during a gloomy cabinet meeting on Tuesday, according to multiple government sources. Continue reading...
theguardian.comPM to update state and territory leaders and is weighing options to increase oil refining in Australia. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastGood morning and welcome to our live news blog. I’m Martin Farrer with the top overnight stories. Nick Visser will take the reins shortly.Anthony Albanese will convene the national cabinet again in coming days to discuss the fuel crisis, he told the ABC’s 7.30 program last night, as the government considers options to boost domestic fuel refining capacity. Continue reading...
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