Keir Starmer admits he will be ‘unpopular’ as fury rages over winter fuel payments axe
Sir Keir Starmer admitted his new government is “going to have to be unpopular” amid a furious backlash over axing winter fuel payments for most pensioners. The Prime Minister sought to defend the “tough” decision to restrict the allowance to only those…
Labour ’eminently beatable’ in wake of winter fuel payments ‘hypocrisy’
Labour is guilty of “massive hypocrisy” and will be “eminently beatable” at the next general election , according to Conservative leadership candidate Mel Stride. The former Work and Pensions Secretary insists the Conservatives would not have made the same cuts to winter…
EU leaders hope Keir Starmer will give in to two demands in exchange for ‘reset’
Prime Minister Keir Starmer may need to give in to two concessions to EU leaders to ‘reset’ relationships with the bloc – and both could lead to fury from Red Wall Labour voters. Mr Starmer has attempted to reset relationships with…
Keir Starmer defends migrant plan after summit with intelligence chiefs
Sir Keir Starmer has said he is “absolutely convinced” that disrupting criminal gangs bringing people across the English Channel in small boats is the way to tackle the migrant crisis. The Prime Minister has faced fury and ridicule for scrapping the only…
Lee Anderson furiously rips into Ed Milliband for ‘spaffing away billions’ on GB Energy
Lee Anderson has blasted Ed Miliband, accusing the Energy Secretary of “spaffing away” public money on net zero plans while the government claims to be tightening it’s belt to plug a “black hole” in the public finances. Anderson (L) accused Miliband…
Nigel Farage reveals two key reasons Labour’s migrant plans will ‘never work’
Labour’s plan to end the Channel migrant crisis will “never work” because of Britain’s generous benefits system, Nigel Farage has warned. The Reform UK leader warned attempts to “smash the gangs” will fail because “there will always be someone to fill the…
‘Complete farce!’ Robert Jenrick rips into Keir Starmer over Germany’s Rwanda bombshell
Tory leadership frontrunner Robert Jenrick has slammed Labour for ‘surrendering’ to people smuggling gangs, as he tore into news that Germany may now use the Rwanda accommodation Britain paid for to house its own illegal migrants. Robert Jenrick tore into Labour’s ‘farce’…
No10 defends decision to axe ‘expensive gimmick’ Rwanda deportation scheme amid fury that the EU could take over abandoned scheme funded by UK taxpayers – as Home Secretary Yvette Cooper calls summit on destroying Channel smuggling gangs
Labour has insisted it was right to axe the £290million Rwanda deportations scheme, after Germany suggested the EU take over facilities paid for by UK taxpayers to house its own unwanted migrants. No10 branded the scheme introduced by the previous Tory administration an ‘expensive gimmick’ amid…
Tories accuse Labour of U-turn as crunch winter fuel payments vote confirmed
The Tories have accused Labour of performing a U-turn after it was confirmed MPs will vote on the scrapping of winter fuel payments next Tuesday. Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer (Image: GETTY) The Government has been resisting demands for a debate on the controversial decision to restrict…
Nigel Farage asks ‘have we gone soft?’ as he sends dire warning to EU
Nigel Farage has suggested the UK has “gone soft” following reports that Germany could send migrants to Rwanda. Nigel Farage accuses UK of ‘going soft’ (Image: Getty) The Reform UK leader also believes the suggestion by the German migration commissioner to…