After the election, one of Starmer's top aides in opposition told us colleagues left with no choice but to choose PM's politics & policy for him
"Keir’s not driving the train. He thinks he’s driving the train, but we’ve sat him at the front of the DLR”
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In late 2021, Rayner said Starmer was so inept he could not run a bath - never mind Labour.
She told a friend she did not know who ran the party, but that it was certainly not him.
The following year, she said he thought he would sack her and abolish her role. (2/3)
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‘Keir Starmer’s not driving the train’: confessions of his inner circle
A new book on the PM’s rise to power reveals the fears of his closest aides — even as he saw off the threat of an Angela Rayner coup
In the depths of despair, Morgan McSweeney told a confidante:
“Keir acts like an HR manager, not a leader. What’s the point of circling the wagons if you can’t last?”
As PM rose to power those close to him asked same Qs— reported for time in GET IN (1/3) www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
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How Angela Rayner went to battle over ‘that nonce’ Prince Andrew
In their definitive account of Starmer’s Labour, Patrick Maguire and Gabriel Pogrund reveal how forcefully his deputy dealt with royal issues after the Queen died
EXCL w/@patrickmaguire.bsky.social
Angela Rayner lobbied cabinet secretary to stop "that nonce" Prince Andrew carrying out official duties
Teams call with Simon Case preceded palace fix where King's other siblings became counsellors of state
Also in GET IN...(1/2) www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
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