NEW: My cover story on why Starmer failed and whether Burnham will fare better
— The Downing Street garden party feat. D:Ream, a trampoline and lots of Rachel Reeves chatter…
— Why some Starmer allies are not at all happy with Reeves & her approach to the DIP, though others defend her
— KS inability to hold onto staff, hold Cabinet to account, engage with new MPs or maintain the loyalty of previous intakes
Plus:
— Labour MP doubts over Burnham & how some expect him to go in two years
— James Purnell hire unnerving parts of Burnham camp
— The debate over factionalism – happy days or “Pandora’s Box of shit”?
https://t.co/95Q1wfHVvb
Can Keir Starmer and Morgan McSweeney survive much longer? Increasingly, Labour insiders from across the party think not, reports @siennamarla
“I don’t see much difference between the end of Morgan and the end of the administration"
https://t.co/v8GA622CAj
“Shouting people down and calling them Nimbys isn’t constructive”
Could Labour win the fight for the countryside long-term? @siennamarla talks to members of the new Labour Rural Research Group who are hoping to drive ‘rurality’ up the agenda
https://t.co/ATaWTkh2I8
It’s @bbcmerseyside Breakkie show on the road this morning! @kevduala is live from a Liverpool city centre hotel finding out what impact @UKLabour party conference has on the local economy & me and @ClaireBryan_BBC are live at @ACCLiverpool to see it all behind the scenes
If you’re at Labour conference, pick up a copy of The House for free, available in hotels and stands including outside 4A in the ACC
Our Labour conference 2025 edition is by far the biggest I’ve ever worked on, and it’s full of great interviews, analysis, op-eds, etc 🗞️
NEW: My deep dive into Jeremy Corbyn's 'Your Party'
— how it started
— the figures involved
— divides, from personal to policy to strategy
— the Galloway question
— conference plans & hopes to “end this horrible power struggle”
— their ambitions
READ 👇
https://t.co/Qyavj5jWvS
Another great @siennamarla despatch from the policy badlands - this time on egg donation. In jam packed edition of @TheHouseMag out next week https://t.co/A6pj4twwQo
The UK's trade envoys. Good way for MPs and peers to get freebie trips – or cheap, effective economic diplomacy?
To find out, I spoke to envoys past & present, including the always entertaining Mark Garnier MP who taught me how to drink tequila properly:
https://t.co/JEmflHecUg
It’s hard to know who and what to trust these days…
But this incredible clip nails it
Simply:
Don’t trust idiots
And how do you spot an idiot?
Look for the people who are cruel…