Olly Robbins said he was made to feel “uncomfortable” when pressured by Number 10 to find an ambassador role for Starmers Director of Communications, Matthew Doyle.

Diane Abbott expertly tears down Keir Starmer’s lack of judgement over Peter Mandelson appointment.

Ed Davey calls on Keir Starmer to resign over Peter Mandelson failures

MPs laugh as Starmer says he knows “many will find these facts to be incredible” regarding failures over the Mandelson security vetting.

Is this the end of the road for Keir Starmer?

Warning signs were there before Mandelson's appointment.

Starmer was warned to complete security clearance.

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Keir Starmer rips into Kemi Badenoch’s support for Trump’s war in the Middle East, before being slapped down by the Speaker for not answering the question.

“Taking advice from [the Conservatives] on reforming welfare and defence spending is like asking Liz Truss how to keep your mortgage down.”

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Argentina is a warning 🇦🇷

Its president faces allegations over promoting crypto.

It surged, then crashed.

Influence bought. Politicians profit. Public pays.

Farage has promoted crypto and his party bankrolled by billionaires.

Crypto money is getting too close to politics.

Viktor Orbán has spent years hollowing out democracy.

Tomorrow, voters get the chance to push back.

Hungary’s election matters far beyond Hungary.

It could show that the far-right can be beaten.

That the authoritarian slide is not inevitable.

Or permanent.

Sadiq Khan called it the outrage economy.

A system where fear and division are amplified because they are profitable, financially and politically.

That is not just bad for the internet.

It is bad for democracy.

And it's creating real world harm.

The new overseas donation cap may close one loophole.

But it doesn't remove big money and vested interests from our politics.

Reform billionaire donor Ben Delo’s response shows exactly why.

Desperate 😅

Trussonomics still haunts parties’ economic promises in run-up to UK local elections | Phillip Inman Greens, Reform UK, Your Party, Conservatives and even Lib Dems are making extravagant spending pledges

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www.theguardian.com/business/202...

People want change.

But outlandish, impossible promises won't solve people's woes.

It'll only deepen disillusionment and division.

Driving people further to the extremes.

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But not everything from the 1800s has aged so magnificently…

Our voting system for a start.

When a party is built around Nigel Farage’s image, instead of strong people and serious organisation, chaos is inevitable.

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Reform insiders are worried that links to Andrew Tate, Tommy Robinson and other extreme figures could repel the newer voters Nigel Farage needs, especially women.

Their problem is bigger than just one rotten apple.

In other words, Reform UK were sore losers.

Straight out of the Donald Trump playbook.

When the results don't go your way, call foul play and discredit them.

They're not interested in fixing anger and disillusionment.

They're fuelling it for their own gain.

“Reform UK has nothing to offer but chaos, grievance, and division.”

Labour’s donations crackdown is a blow to Reform UK – and a highly political move Reform’s ability to fundraise is hobbled in a move that draws attention to donations from an overseas billionaire

A step in the right direction.

If money is shaping our politics, the public deserves to know who is paying, who is benefiting, and who is being heard.

Democracy works best when voters can see clearly who is trying to buy influence.