Douglas Alexander ‘looking forward to being Scotland’s voice’ The new Scottish Secretary formally takes up the role on Monday. Evening Standard · Sep 7, 2025
Angela Rayner to get £17k redundancy weeks before new rules for disgraced MPs take effect Cabinet ministers are entitled to a payment worth 25 per cent of their annual ministerial salary when leaving office Evening Standard · Sep 7, 2025
Starmer joins King at Scottish church after bruising week in politics The Prime Minister and his wife attended the Crathie Kirk service alongside members of the royal family. Evening Standard · Sep 7, 2025
Andy Burnham says government needs ‘reset’ to become more decisive Greater Manchester mayor also suggests the cabinet needs to more ‘pluralistic’ and less London-centric The Guardian - UK · Sep 7, 2025
John Healey reveals Starmer has told cabinet to ‘go up a gear’ John Healey has revealed that Sir Keir Starmer has instructed his cabinet to “go up a gear”, following the prime minister's major reshuffle of his top team and junior ministers. The Independent UK · Sep 7, 2025
Healey says Rayner ‘not a victim’ amid Labour reshuffle discontent The Defence Secretary said a ‘good team’ was in place following Sir Keir Starmer’s reshuffle. Evening Standard · Sep 7, 2025
Labour ‘to move asylum seekers into barracks’ after Home Office shake-up Shabana Mahmood is expected to unveil plans to move asylum seekers from hotels into military barracks as the UK Government seeks to harden its… The National (Scotland) · Sep 7, 2025
UK politics live: Starmer completes reshuffle as new home secretary faces small boat Channel crossings crisis A government source said ‘nothing is off the table’ for the new home secretary Shabana Mahmood The Independent UK · Sep 7, 2025
Starmer ‘focused on delivery’ after post-Rayner purge The Prime Minister is seeking to draw a line under the damaging fallout from his former deputy’s breach of the ministerial code. Evening Standard · Sep 6, 2025
Home Office looking at barracks to house asylum seekers under Mahmood Dozens of asylum hotels are expected to close after they became the focal point of demonstrations over the summer The Independent UK · Sep 6, 2025
PM ‘to move asylum seekers into barracks’ after Home Office shake-up Dozens of asylum hotels are expected to close after they became the focal point of demonstrations over the summer. Evening Standard · Sep 6, 2025
Green Party leader says he feels 'compassion' for Angela Rayner but calls on Farage to quit over tax affairs The newly elected leader said he sympathises with the former Deputy PM and asks whether Reform UK’s Nigel Farage should also quit Evening Standard · Sep 6, 2025
Sweeping changes were needed for Labour to be serious about a fresh start THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: Moving so many ministers after such a short time may not seem ideal, but the end result is a team better matched to the challenges ahead The Independent UK · Sep 6, 2025
Unite’s Sharon Graham: ‘Labour has one year to get it right. Farage is on their tail’ As workers feel the pressure and more people tune in to Reform, Starmer risks losing union members’ support, Graham says The Guardian - UK · Sep 6, 2025
Evening Standard · Sep 6, 2025 PM shakes up Home Office in sweeping reshuffle after Rayner exit Former borders minister Dame Angela Eagle and policing minister Dame Diana Johnson have been moved to other departments.
The Independent UK · Sep 6, 2025 Labour entering ‘second chapter’ following Rayner resignation IN FULL
The Independent UK · Sep 6, 2025 Reform MP claims Nigel Farage’s tax affairs ‘irrelevant’ to the public Reform deputy leader Richard Tice wanted to take the spotlight away from Nigel Farage’s tax affairs amid concerns over whether he used a legal loophole to not pay the full stamp duty on his constituency home in Clacton
Evening Standard · Sep 6, 2025 Lucy Connolly to appear at Reform UK conference The wife of a Conservative councillor was jailed for stirring up racial hatred against asylum seekers.
The Independent UK · Sep 6, 2025 Starmer ‘moving forward with strongest team’ following Cabinet reshuffle after Rayner resignation The Labour government is “moving forward with the strongest team” following the resignation of Angela Rayner, the chief secretary to the prime minister said.
Evening Standard · Sep 6, 2025 Farage’s tax affairs ‘irrelevant’ to voters – Tice Mr Tice, the party deputy, was asked whether Mr Farage would be transparent about his tax affairs.
The Guardian - UK · Sep 6, 2025 ‘This is not chaos’: PM’s chief secretary defends reshuffle after Rayner’s exit Darren Jones says Keir Starmer showed leadership by acting decisively after his deputy resigned
The Independent UK · Sep 6, 2025 ‘Same faces, different positions’: Will Starmer’s reshuffle change anything? NEWS ANALYSIS: With just one new face around the cabinet table and a massive job swap for most of the rest, political editor David Maddox questions whether Keir Starmer has done enough to reverse his government’s dire fortunes
The Independent UK · Sep 6, 2025 Voices: Meet the left-wing outrider who could teach Starmer a bit of Spanish ‘Sanchismo’ COMMENT: By weaving a narrative, having charisma and taking risks, Pedro Sánchez has reshaped Spain, says Conor Faulkner from Valencia – if Keir Starmer could capture a fraction of that boldness, Britain might be better off
Evening Standard · Sep 6, 2025 Angela Rayner 'may have to sell £800k Hove flat after losing job' The deputy PM’s salary will face a hefty reduction, which may impact her ability to keep up with monthly mortgage repayments on the Hove property that sparked her downfall
Evening Standard · Sep 6, 2025 Minister rules out early election amid Government reshuffle A junior ministerial reshuffle is expected to take place on Saturday.