The rules pretty much require a stalking horse. 81 Lab MPs (20%) need to nominate someone for the contest, as the first point in the process. Starmer, as incumbent, is automatically on the ballot if … (View Post)

If I were PM I’d be wanting both 7am and 7pm briefings from the foreign office, given all that’s going on in the world at the moment. (View Post)

I feel very sorry for the hundreds of people employed by the companies on this list: https://madeingreatbritain.uk/made-in-great-britain/british-business-directory-2/british-made-tools/ Someone in a … (View Post)

The fact that he was being vetted for Top Secret clearance anyway, would tend to suggest that it was mandatory for the role he was offered, being in charge of communications with a key ally who had j… (View Post)

The best of a bad bunch at the moment is probably John Healey. Those who dislike Starmer really need to find a way of getting Andy Burnham out of Manchester and back into Parliament. There’s also the… (View Post)