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Cabinet ministers tell Starmer to pack his bags

Post author:Willem Moore
Post published:19 June 2026
Post last modified:19 June 2026

Following Andy Burnham’s win in the Makerfield by-election, Keir Starmer was quick to congratulate Britain’s newest MP. Later in the day, he would beg Burnham not to run against him in a leadership challenge. Now, it looks like Starmer’s days are numbered, because his Cabinet is revolting: BREAKING: Shabana Mahmood and Ed Miliband have told Keir Starmer to set out a timeline for his departure Other Cabinet Ministers will follow suit this afternoon [@thetimes] — Politics UK (@PolitlcsUK) June 19, 2026 Taxi for Starmer! As noted, Starmer basically begged Burnham not to run against him. According to Starmer, a leadership contest…

Education ministers funded by corporate and pro-Israel lobbyists

Post author:Ed Sykes
Post published:3 June 2026
Post last modified:9 June 2026

Keir Starmer’s government, true to its deeply shady form, has filled the Department for Education (DfE) with people close to both corporate and pro-Israel lobbyists. And the overlapping right-wing network flows from old Blairites like Peter Mandelson and Jim Murphy to the more recent Starmerites at Labour Together. Electoral Commission statistics show us just how much influence dodgy lobbyists have in the DfE today. The rot of Blair, Mandelson, Murphy, and Labour Together New Labour corporate cronies — from Tony Blair to Mandelson and Murphy — just refuse to go away. But it’s the shadowy lobbying and fundraising networks around them…