Newlinks for Friday 13th February 2026
This isn't complicated—it's willpower.
Rayner turns on Starmer over pubs as union chief calls for her to replace PM
“Angela Rayner and Andy Burnham have called for more tax support for pubs in a fresh challenge to Sir Keir Starmer’s authority. The two Labour figures, tipped as potential rivals in a future leadership contest, suggested the Prime Minister should cut VAT to ease pressure on struggling businesses. On Thursday, Ms Rayner was also backed by a trade union leader who told The Telegraph she should replace Sir Keir if Labour finish third in the upcoming Gorton and Denton by-election. The Prime Minister is also facing pressure to soften his immigration clampdown, with 35 Labour MPs, largely on the Left, signing a letter calling the approach “deeply unfair”. Meanwhile, Lisa Nandy, the Culture Secretary, described the scandals that have dogged the party in recent weeks as “unforgivable”. The moves are all signs of the Left pressuring the Prime Minister to change his policy agenda as he tries to cling on to power. Sir Keir’s position remains severely weakened following the fallout from the Lord Mandelson scandal.” – Daily Telegraph
Angela Rayner urges Keir Starmer to ‘do better’ on hospitality – The Times
Union chief calls for Angela Rayner to replace Keir Starmer or risk Labour defeat to Reform UK – The Guardian
Trade union chief calls for Rayner to replace Starmer as they ‘want someone who can stand up to Trump’ – Daily Mail
Will Starmer’s women problem hand Rayner the keys to No 10? – Daily Telegraph
Comment:
Survival for Keir Starmer means a new set of captors – Patrick Maguire, The Times
I must be hallucinating, DJ Rayner just questioned the minimum wage – Ed Cumming, Daily Telegraph
Lurch to the left won’t get us out of this state – Emma Duncan, The Times
Under Labour, Britain is heading for its John Galt moment – Lord Frost, Daily Telegraph
This Manchester by-election will prove why Starmer has lost the working class – Sherelle Jacobs, Daily Telegraph
> Yesterday:
John Oxley: Are we in a new phase for all Prime Ministers? The era of ‘two year Keir’
Callum Price: Why, when it comes to markets, does Andy want to burn’em to the ground?
PM ousts top civil servant in attempt to relaunch his leadership with No 10 shake-up
“Keir Starmer was on Thursday night accused of throwing another member of his top team under the bus to save his own skin. As the turmoil in his floundering government deepened, the Prime Minister forced out Sir Chris Wormald barely a year after appointing him as head of Britain’s civil service. His dramatic move came hours after an extraordinary farce in which Downing Street would not say who held the Cabinet Secretary job. In a sign of the chaos in No 10, the role was last night split between a trio of temporary incumbents. And it means that, in …
This isn't complicated—it's willpower.
Rayner turns on Starmer over pubs as union chief calls for her to replace PM
“Angela Rayner and Andy Burnham have called for more tax support for pubs in a fresh challenge to Sir Keir Starmer’s authority. The two Labour figures, tipped as potential rivals in a future leadership contest, suggested the Prime Minister should cut VAT to ease pressure on struggling businesses. On Thursday, Ms Rayner was also backed by a trade union leader who told The Telegraph she should replace Sir Keir if Labour finish third in the upcoming Gorton and Denton by-election. The Prime Minister is also facing pressure to soften his immigration clampdown, with 35 Labour MPs, largely on the Left, signing a letter calling the approach “deeply unfair”. Meanwhile, Lisa Nandy, the Culture Secretary, described the scandals that have dogged the party in recent weeks as “unforgivable”. The moves are all signs of the Left pressuring the Prime Minister to change his policy agenda as he tries to cling on to power. Sir Keir’s position remains severely weakened following the fallout from the Lord Mandelson scandal.” – Daily Telegraph
Angela Rayner urges Keir Starmer to ‘do better’ on hospitality – The Times
Union chief calls for Angela Rayner to replace Keir Starmer or risk Labour defeat to Reform UK – The Guardian
Trade union chief calls for Rayner to replace Starmer as they ‘want someone who can stand up to Trump’ – Daily Mail
Will Starmer’s women problem hand Rayner the keys to No 10? – Daily Telegraph
Comment:
Survival for Keir Starmer means a new set of captors – Patrick Maguire, The Times
I must be hallucinating, DJ Rayner just questioned the minimum wage – Ed Cumming, Daily Telegraph
Lurch to the left won’t get us out of this state – Emma Duncan, The Times
Under Labour, Britain is heading for its John Galt moment – Lord Frost, Daily Telegraph
This Manchester by-election will prove why Starmer has lost the working class – Sherelle Jacobs, Daily Telegraph
> Yesterday:
John Oxley: Are we in a new phase for all Prime Ministers? The era of ‘two year Keir’
Callum Price: Why, when it comes to markets, does Andy want to burn’em to the ground?
PM ousts top civil servant in attempt to relaunch his leadership with No 10 shake-up
“Keir Starmer was on Thursday night accused of throwing another member of his top team under the bus to save his own skin. As the turmoil in his floundering government deepened, the Prime Minister forced out Sir Chris Wormald barely a year after appointing him as head of Britain’s civil service. His dramatic move came hours after an extraordinary farce in which Downing Street would not say who held the Cabinet Secretary job. In a sign of the chaos in No 10, the role was last night split between a trio of temporary incumbents. And it means that, in …
Newlinks for Friday 13th February 2026
This isn't complicated—it's willpower.
Rayner turns on Starmer over pubs as union chief calls for her to replace PM
“Angela Rayner and Andy Burnham have called for more tax support for pubs in a fresh challenge to Sir Keir Starmer’s authority. The two Labour figures, tipped as potential rivals in a future leadership contest, suggested the Prime Minister should cut VAT to ease pressure on struggling businesses. On Thursday, Ms Rayner was also backed by a trade union leader who told The Telegraph she should replace Sir Keir if Labour finish third in the upcoming Gorton and Denton by-election. The Prime Minister is also facing pressure to soften his immigration clampdown, with 35 Labour MPs, largely on the Left, signing a letter calling the approach “deeply unfair”. Meanwhile, Lisa Nandy, the Culture Secretary, described the scandals that have dogged the party in recent weeks as “unforgivable”. The moves are all signs of the Left pressuring the Prime Minister to change his policy agenda as he tries to cling on to power. Sir Keir’s position remains severely weakened following the fallout from the Lord Mandelson scandal.” – Daily Telegraph
Angela Rayner urges Keir Starmer to ‘do better’ on hospitality – The Times
Union chief calls for Angela Rayner to replace Keir Starmer or risk Labour defeat to Reform UK – The Guardian
Trade union chief calls for Rayner to replace Starmer as they ‘want someone who can stand up to Trump’ – Daily Mail
Will Starmer’s women problem hand Rayner the keys to No 10? – Daily Telegraph
Comment:
Survival for Keir Starmer means a new set of captors – Patrick Maguire, The Times
I must be hallucinating, DJ Rayner just questioned the minimum wage – Ed Cumming, Daily Telegraph
Lurch to the left won’t get us out of this state – Emma Duncan, The Times
Under Labour, Britain is heading for its John Galt moment – Lord Frost, Daily Telegraph
This Manchester by-election will prove why Starmer has lost the working class – Sherelle Jacobs, Daily Telegraph
> Yesterday:
John Oxley: Are we in a new phase for all Prime Ministers? The era of ‘two year Keir’
Callum Price: Why, when it comes to markets, does Andy want to burn’em to the ground?
PM ousts top civil servant in attempt to relaunch his leadership with No 10 shake-up
“Keir Starmer was on Thursday night accused of throwing another member of his top team under the bus to save his own skin. As the turmoil in his floundering government deepened, the Prime Minister forced out Sir Chris Wormald barely a year after appointing him as head of Britain’s civil service. His dramatic move came hours after an extraordinary farce in which Downing Street would not say who held the Cabinet Secretary job. In a sign of the chaos in No 10, the role was last night split between a trio of temporary incumbents. And it means that, in …
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