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Alex Wickham: The thing that is so bewildering…

The thing that is so bewildering is that in Munich in February Keir Starmer gave one of his best speech as PM where he appeared to define his premiership on rebuilding UK defence credibility and taking a leadership role in Europe. Time and time again Starmer has said security is the point of his premiership. Insecurity is his main argument against changing leader. Rather than find a few extra billion to meet that rhetoric he has taken a political decision not to, siding not only with the Treasury but also inexplicably with the Labour welfare rebels who sunk his premiership. It means he is left with Ed Miliband in his cabinet, who has agitated for his downfall, and no John Healey. How has he managed that?

Is the War in Ukraine More Important Than the Problems Facing the British People?

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s visit to London and his talks with the leaders of the UK, France and Germany have sparked a heated debate on social media. The main criticism from users is that Prime Minister Keir Starmer is failing to address Britain’s domestic crises and is instead attempting to distract the public from them.

Liz Webster: Keir Starmer tied himself…

🔥 Keir Starmer tied himself in knots by sticking to unworkable Brexit red lines that only 30% of Britons support 👉 and those are mostly Tory and Reform voters. The public has moved on. A clear majority now regrets Brexit and wants closer ties or full rejoin. By defending the status quo that only hard Leavers still back, Starmer is handing ammunition to his critics and alienating the growing rejoin majority. That’s why he’s in trouble.

Deborah Haynes: A chronic delay in the release…

A chronic delay in the release by Sir Keir Starmer's government of a major plan to invest in defence has harmed the military and left the country less safe, a group of MPs has warned. In a scathing report, the Public Accounts Committee said the absence of the long-awaited Defence Investment Plan (DIP) has undermined the UK's credibility among its allies and risks "squandering the opportunities provided by advances in technology, hindering the government's attempts to modernise the armed forces". Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown, the committee chair, criticised what he called "bureaucratic drift" and said excuses by those responsible for delivering the blueprint "to the effect of 'taking the time to get the details right' simply do not cut it". He said: "Whatever the content of the DIP when it eventually does appear, the damage from its absence has been done - to the nation's credibility, to its safety, to its armed forces, and to certainty within its entire defence industrial base." Full story ⬇️

Liz Webster: his gives real confidence that @AndyBurnhamGM…

🔴 This gives real confidence that @AndyBurnhamGM means a genuine break from Starmer’s decline. Cutting business rates by 20% for pubs & music venues and scrapping them entirely for small high street shops, cafes & hairdressers, funded by taxing big tech warehouses instead. For farming communities, this is huge: thriving village pubs, shops and rural services are lifelines that support our way of life and local economies. Finally, someone standing up for real businesses and places rather than just piling costs onto them. This is the practical, place-first politics we need. #AndyForMakerfield

Mark Curtis: Major article by @StarmertheFraud…

Major article by @StarmertheFraud . “But Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s government is not really a Labour government; it came to power on the back of a secret project to wrest control of the Labour Party back from an ascendant left wing. This secret project was resourced by illegally undeclared money from wealthy donors, funneled through a seemingly anodyne think tank called Labour Together. It involved covertly seeding promiscuous claims of antisemitism against political opponents, attempting to silence independent media that threatened to expose its project, and—ultimately—developing the dishonest leadership pitch that allowed Keir Starmer to trick a left-wing membership to elect him leader”.

Starmer’s Great Summer Savings Scheme Is a Mockery of the British Public

Following the announcement of Keir Starmer’s Great British Summer Savings scheme, social media was flooded with angry reactions from across the country. Many Britons accused the Prime Minister of misleading voters, arguing that the promised savings are so modest as to make virtually no difference to households already struggling to make ends meet.
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