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Sue Gray handed peerage months after being sacked by Keir Starmer

Prime minister’s former chief of staff, who was responsible for the Partygate investigation that helped topple Boris Johnson’s government, will become a life peer

The Independent UK

High profile, high risk: could Mandelson help tame Donald Trump?

Labour veteran Peter Mandelson is the first political appointment as ambassador to Washington in 50 years

The Guardian - UK

Keir Starmer’s chief of staff met Trump team earlier this month

Morgan McSweeney flew to Florida and Washington for meetings with key members of president-elect’s team

The Guardian - UK

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Starmer claims he cannot think of anything he should have done differently in first months as PM – as it happened

Comment came during PM’s afternoon facing questions from the liaison committee

The Guardian - UK

OPINION - Sir Keir Starmer’s reset must reveal a greater sense of purpose

Changes of tack haven’t helped recent prime ministers, but there’s a silver lining for Sir Keir

Evening Standard

Starmer seeks to relaunch premiership with new promise to crack down on crime

After a rocky start, PM sets out ‘next phase’ covering economic growth, NHS backlogs, energy, and a ‘bobby on every beat’

The Guardian - UK

Starmer to pledge cuts to NHS waiting lists and crime in major reset for Labour

Ambitious targets to improve voters’ lives come amid plunging approval ratings for government and loss of transport secretary

The Guardian - UK

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Did Morgan McSweeney force lefty minister Louise Haigh out of Government?

FOR Labour’s left-wing critics, Louise Haigh’s departure from Government was an ideological move by the party’s right.

The National (Scotland)

Louise Haigh ‘told to quit by No 10 over possible breach of ministerial code’

Sources say UK transport secretary was advised by Keir Starmer’s chief of staff it would be best for her to resign

The Guardian - UK

Louise Haigh: Labour’s outspoken young survivor is derailed by her past

The departing transport secretary stood out as a leftwinger, one of the few Corbyn frontbenchers Starmer retained

The Guardian - UK

Labour ‘needs to tell a better story’ – and Morgan McSweeney has a plan

Party has had a bumpy few months, but strategists are now focused on delivering noticeable change to voters

The Guardian - UK

Downfall by Nadine Dorries review – wild wild Westminster

The former culture secretary’s ‘real-life political thriller’ takes in sex parties and pasta plotters – but raises more questions than it answers

The Guardian - UK

New blow for Starmer as Sue Gray rejects regions and nations envoy job offer

The PM’s former chief of staff was due to take up a role as ‘envoy to the nations and regions’ but The Independent understands ministers were ‘not enthusiastic’ about the idea

The Independent UK

Sue Gray rejects envoy role amid warnings Keir Starmer was to withdraw offer

Allies of Starmer’s ex-chief of staff say she has turned down nations and regions role

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Keir Starmer appoints former Tony Blair aide as new No 10 political director

Keir Starmer has appointed a former aide to Sir Tony Blair and Gordon Brown as his new political director ...

The Independent UK

Starmer appoints Blair and Brown aide as new No 10 political director

Claire Reynolds will be in charge of liaising with MPs across the Parliamentary Labour Party.

Evening Standard

Starmer appoints former Blair and Brown aide as new No 10 political director

Claire Reynolds will be in charge of liaising with MPs across the Parliamentary Labour Party

The Guardian - UK

Anti-hate group vows to continue work after Elon Musk’s declaration of ‘war’

X owner renews hostilities with Center for Countering Digital Hate after it is linked to US election interference row

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Evening Standard

Keir Starmer No10 chief at centre of growing row over Labour 'interference' in Trump v Harris election battle

Cabinet ministers strongly reject the allegations made by the Trump camp

The Guardian - UK

No Labour wrongdoing in Kamala Harris campaign row, says ex-Tory minister

Robert Buckland says it appears Labour activists covered their own expenses, after Trump team files legal complaint

The Independent UK

Donald Trump and Elon Musk’s phoney war with Starmer over US election interference

Critics said the twin assault on Labour by Trump and Musk – two experts at grabbing attention – had the hallmarks of a ‘phoney war’

International Business Times

UK's Starmer Plays Down Trump Team Claims Of Interference

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Wednesday played down allegations made by Donald Trump's team of "blatant foreign interference" by his Labour Party in the US election, saying it was normal for its volunteers to campaign.

The Guardian - UK

Angela Rayner given permanent seat on UK national security council

Exclusive: Rebooted Downing Street operation seeks to smooth over reports of tensions with deputy prime minister

The Independent UK

From new MPs to cabinet ministers, how influential think tank is bankrolling Labour

Exclusive: Organisation linked to Keir Starmer’s new chief of staff handed donations totalling £1.5m to more than 100 MPs

Evening Standard

OPINION - Inside Labour's new world: the marriages, alliances, relatives and rivals

Rural affairs don’t tend to be the biggest draw for Labour governments. But Environment Secretary Steve Reed may be counting on a personal trump card to win his department a better deal.

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