Keir Starmer met Taylor Swift at Wembley concert, No 10 confirms Source says backstage ‘brush-by’ did not include discussion of VIP protection given to star, a decision made by Scotland Yard The Guardian - UK · Oct 15, 2024
Sue Gray’s struggles reflect how No 10 works – but she must not be story Advisers to prime ministers are often targets of sniping but being in news is not sustainable for Starmer’s chief of staff The Guardian - UK · Sep 27, 2024
Cabinet ministers tell Keir Starmer he must immediately remove top civil servant to regain his authority Exclusive: Ministers have lost patience with the UK’s top civil servant Simon Case and one accused him of ‘poisoning the well of government’ with off-record briefings The Independent UK · Sep 23, 2024
Head of the civil service under pressure to quit amid ‘anger’ over leaks It is unclear when Simon Case will resign, with senior No 10 staff alleged to have made informal complaints The Guardian - UK · Sep 16, 2024
Larry the Downing Street cat is a ‘little sh**’, Scottish secretary jokes Scottish secretary Ian Murray made the joke as he spoke to business leaders in Glasgow on Thursday The Independent UK · Sep 13, 2024
We did not do impact assessment of winter fuel payment cut, No 10 admits Spokesperson for Keir Starmer says focus was instead on encouraging pensioners to seek additional support The Guardian - UK · Sep 12, 2024
Keir Starmer’s senior team sheepish after forgetting his birthday PM was 62 on Monday but No 10 insider admits it was ‘really bad’ no one remembered his special day at morning meeting The Guardian - UK · Sep 2, 2024
Jailed rioters could be freed early under overcrowded prison scheme, says No 10 Downing Street says there is no specific exclusion for those who took part in disorder after Southport knife attack The Guardian - UK · Aug 12, 2024
Those stoking violence online could face jail, Keir Starmer says Downing Street said social media firms should be doing more to crack down on inflammatory content fuelling disorder on Britain’s streets. The Independent UK · Aug 5, 2024
Starmer says he would not let SNP hold new independence referendum or lift veto on gender recognition bill – as it happened Labour leader says he would refuse to participate in negotiations for another independence referendum if he is elected PM The Guardian - AU · Jun 21, 2024
‘Compassion for the most vulnerable’: bishop thanks protesters who blocked asylum coaches Bishop of Dover praised people who stopped removal of men from Margate to Bibby Stockholm barge The Guardian - UK · May 2, 2024
David Cameron to set out UK basis for continuing arms sales to Israel Foreign secretary’s intervention comes as pressure grows on ministers to reveal legal advice over Gaza conflict The Guardian - UK · Apr 8, 2024
Sunak faces growing calls to return £10m donated to Tories by Frank Hester West Midlands mayor says he would return money, after No 10 says Hester’s comments about Diane Abbott were racist The Guardian - UK · Mar 13, 2024
Tory donor’s comments about Diane Abbott ‘racist and wrong’, No 10 says Statement from Downing Street follows cross-party criticism of Frank Hester’s remarks about former Labour MP The Guardian - UK · Mar 12, 2024
The Guardian - UK · Jan 15, 2024 Sunak faces Tory meltdown as deputy chairs back Rwanda bill rebellion Lee Anderson and Brendan Clarke-Smith defy prime minister by supporting rightwing challenges to legislation
The Independent UK · Dec 31, 2023 Dominic Cummings claims he secretly met with Rishi Sunak about possible return PM branded ‘weak and desperate’, as Boris Johnson’s ex-adviser reveals Tory leader asked for advice on how to ‘smash’ Labour
Evening Standard · Dec 31, 2023 Cummings: Sunak wanted a secret deal with me to win the next election The Prime Minister reportedly asked Boris Johnson’s ex-chief aide for advice earlier this year
The Guardian - UK · Dec 29, 2023 Alastair Campbell proposed legal threat to BBC amid Iraq war coverage row, files reveal Government papers released to National Archives show animosity between broadcaster and No 10 in early 2000s
The Guardian - UK · Dec 20, 2023 No 10 drops proposal for end-of-year Sunak speech on immigration Idea quietly shelved after Tory splits over Rwanda bill, as Home Office is accused of ‘fiddling figures’ on asylum claims
Evening Standard · Dec 19, 2023 Junior doctor strikes will have ‘significant impact’ on patient care, says No 10 on eve of walkout The strike is set to begin at 7am on Wednesday
The Guardian - UK · Dec 14, 2023 Anger as Sunak scraps dedicated minister for disabled people No 10 will pass responsibilities to an existing member of government, which charities say is ‘retrograde move’
The Guardian - UK · Dec 8, 2023 Home Office ordered to give full cost of Rwanda deportation plan Top civil servant summoned to give ‘full and frank’ answers after costs of scheme rose from £140m to £290m
The Guardian - UK · Dec 7, 2023 No 10 urged to investigate targeting of MPs and others by Russian spies Cyber-attacks on parliamentarians, civil servants and journalists aimed at meddling in UK politics have been going on for eight years
The National (Scotland) · Dec 6, 2023 Foreign spouses could be told to leave UK under Tory immigration plans NEW Tory immigration plans intended to cut the number of migrants by 300,000 a year could risk splitting up families already living in the UK.
The Independent UK · Dec 5, 2023 Foreign spouses could be told to leave UK under plans to cut legal migration Crackdown denounced as ‘morally wrong’ and ‘unconservative’