Politics LIVE: Keir Starmer faces his Cabinet just hours after Wes Streeting blasts PM's 'no growth strategy'

Keir Starmer is set to face his Cabinet this morning, just hours after Health Secretary Wes Streeting revealed messages blasting the party's lack of growth strategy.

The Prime Minister will host a meeting with his top team at 9am on Tuesday, following a crunch meeting with MPs late last night.

"After having fought so hard for the chance to change our country, I'm not prepared to walk away from my mandate and my responsibility to my country, or to plunge us into chaos as others have done," Sir Keir defiantly told his cabinet on Monday after a chaotic day at No10.

"I have won every fight I’ve ever been in," he added, seemingly ready for the uphill battle that he faces to wrestle back control in Parliament.

But Tuesday morning brought yet another headache for the Prime Minister, after Mr Streeting revealed private messages he had exchanged with the disgraced Peter Mandelson in March of last year.

The Health Secretary told Sky News he has "nothing to hide" in regards to his relationship with Mandelson, but the messages show fierce criticism for Labour's strategies - or lack of.

"The government doesn't have an economic philosophy which is then followed through in a programme of policies," Mandelson sent in a message to Mr Streeting.

In response, the Health Sec said: "No growth strategy at all."

Mr Streeting has been accused of orchestrating a leadership coup against the Prime Minister following the messages.

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Bev Turner lets rip on 'small-minded censorship' of university debating society as she blasts Reform UK campus ban

Bev Turner has branded members of the Bangor University debating society as "small-minded" and "petulant" after it announced a ban on Reform UK representatives on its campus.

The uproar occurred after the Bangor Debating and Political Society turned down a request for Sarah Pochin, who represents Runcorn and Helsby, to participate in a question-and-answer session with students.

The student society, which operates independently through the Students' Union rather than the university itself, issued a statement explaining its refusal.

"We stand by this decision as a committee. We have zero tolerance for any form of racism, transphobia, or homophobia displayed by the members of Reform UK," the society declared.

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MPs arrive at Downing Street as PM prepares cabinet meeting

Ministers have arrived at No10 as Keir Starmer prepares to meet with his cabinet again after a chaotic Monday.

Wes Streeting, who caused the PM yet another headache last night, Shabana Mahmood and Lisa Nandy have all been spotted at Downing Street. All three of them publicly backed the Prime Minister yesterday.

The meeting marks the start of what is expected to be a busy day for Sir Keir. The Prime Minister is expected to make a public appearance this afternoon, though the details of which are yet to be revealed.

It would mark Sir Keir's first public appearance since a manic few days at Downing Street. Resignations from key communication figures such as Morgan McSweeney and Tim Allen, followed by Anas Sarwar calling for the PM to quit and Mr Streeting's text revelations last night - the PM has faced his toughest battle to stay in No10 to date.

Ministers BANNED from releasing texts with Peter Mandelson after Wes Streeting revelations

Ministers have been banned from releasing texts early with Peter Mandelson, after Wes Streeting revealed his conversations with the disgraced former Labour peer last night.

The Health Secretary told Sky News he has "nothing to hide" regarding his relationship with Mandelson last night, subsequently revealing the previously private messages the pair had exchanged.

Instead of demonstrating his total innocence, the texts revealed his criticism of the Labour Party for all to see.

The Health Sec accused the Party of having "no growth strategy at all", in another scathing criticism of the PM.

In response the Cabinet Office Propriety and Ethics team last night contacted ministers telling them not to publish anything within the scope of the Mandelson enquiry, with panic in Whitehall that many could try to clear their names, according to The Sun.

The official release of documents relating to Mandelson could take weeks.

WATCH: Shadow Scotland Minister says Anas Sarwar is 'completely out of the loop'

Trade union Unite could 'cut ties with Labour'

Trade union Unite could accelerate their plans to "cut ties with Labour", it has been reported.

United, one of the UK's largest trade unions, is looking to disaffiliate from the Labour Party sooner than planned because it believes the party no longer delivers for workers.

The group, who were Labour's biggest trade union donor in 2025, are said to be looking to make the decision at their annual conference this year, as apposed to 2027, Sky News reports.

General Secretary Sharon Graham has held her contempt of the latest iteration of the party as no secret.

She described Labour's agenda as "rudderless" and "austerity lite", adding that the party's "failing leadership" has cost them in a piece for The Times back in December last year.

"There is much agonising right now about whether, when and who should replace the Prime Minister. That is inevitable," Mrs Graham said.

"But a new Labour leader with the same policies won’t cut it."

Ed Miliband reveals stance on leadership challenge

Ed Miliband revealed this morning he was "not going to run" for the Labour leadership in any potential contest.

The Net Zero Minister said the talk of any leadership pitch of his was "absolute baloney".

Asked whether he would rule out running, the Mr Miliband told Sky News: “I’m not running for the leadership, no.”

Then pressed on whether he would rule out running rather than saying he was not currently running, he said: "Yes, yes, I’m not going to run."

Across the Atlantic... Top DEMOCRAT tears into Keir Starmer as he predicts British Government will be toppled

A senior Democrat Congressman has warned that the British Government and the Royal Family could fall in a major overseas intervention.

Ro Khanna, the California lawmaker who helped force the release of the Epstein files, spoke to reporters ahead of Ghislaine Maxwell's closed-door testimony on Tuesday.

Convicted sex trafficker Maxwell fielded questions from a US House committee on Monday - but gave no answer to every single one.

Before that, Mr Khanna warned that Lord Mandelson "may bring down the whole Government, from what I hear".

"[Mandelson] engaged in terrible behaviour. The allegations are very serious - that he was working for Gordon Brown and then feeding information about UK possibly buying Euros and having Epstein trade on that," he continued.

Police are also still investigating Lord Mandelson over allegations of misconduct in public office.

It is understood that his position is that he has not acted in any way criminally, and that he was not motivated by financial gain.

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As Labour turmoil rumbles on... Reform UK opens up eight-point lead in new poll

After a week of chaos at the very top of the Labour Party, a new poll has laid bare how Britons might vote at the next General Election.

Fresh data from YouGov has placed Reform UK eight points clear - with 27 per cent of voters opting for Nigel Farage's party.

Second sits Labour with a potential 19 per cent vote share, ahead of the Conservatives on 18 per cent, the Green Party on 16 per cent and the Lib Dems on 14 per cent.

Of the five leading parties, only Reform made any gains since last week's YouGov poll - again for The Times and Sky News.

Mr Farage's party boosted its support by one per cent while the Greens slipped by the same amount.

Richard Tice issues major warning to Bangor University amid Reform UK free speech row

Richard Tice has issued a major warning to Bangor University amid a growing row over a ban on Reform UK.

A debating society at the university refused a request by Reform to hold a Q&A session with students due to its “zero tolerance” hate policy.

Run by students through Bangor Students' Union, the society said it had "zero tolerance for any form of racism, transphobia, or homophobia displayed by the members of Reform UK".

And now, Reform's deputy leader Mr Tice has weighed in.

"Simple. In line with our values, if Bangor University does not believe in free speech, then British taxpayers should not have to fund them," he said.

"Perhaps remove all Government funding and no student loans for Bangor students... The phone will ring very soon."

READ THE FULL STORY ON THE REFORM UK ROW HERE

Wes Streeting directly accused of leadership coup attempt as it's revealed 'he spoke to Anas Sarwar BEFORE scathing anti-Starmer speech'

Wes Streeting has been accused of running a leadership coup attempt against Sir Keir Starmer.

In a bombshell new revelation, the Health Secretary is said to have spoken to Scottish Labour chief Anas Sarwar - just days before he demanded the Prime Minister resign.

The pair, according to The Telegraph, are thought to have discussed the "current political situation".

Mr Streeting released a tranche of his private messages with Lord Mandelson - including ones attacking Sir Keir's plans for growth - in what has been seen as a way to get ahead of any potential future scandal if he made a run for Labour leader.

Last night, a left-wing Labour source blasted: "Everyone from the PM down to the most junior bag carrier knows who was behind the McChicken Coup. And his name rhymes with Les Weeting."

The "McChicken Coup" is the name for alleged efforts to use Morgan McSweeney's resignation to make the PM step down.

One MP said: "Today's events were so clearly manipulated and co-ordinated by the Wes Streeting campaign, but they catastrophically failed when he bottled it.

"He doesn't have the kind of support he thinks he does and today proves it, not least because of his very close and long-standing relationship with Peter Mandelson."

A spokesman for the Health Secretary said he "did not ask" Mr Sarwar to attack the PM and "did not coordinate with Anas on this".

"Anas is the leader of the Scottish Labour Party. He is his own man, and Wes has the highest respect for him," they continued. "At the same time as Wes was in an interview saying that Keir needed a chance to set out his case and his plan, No10 was briefing that Wes had told Anas Sarwar to make his statement. This is the problem."

RECAP: Keir Starmer emerges victorious - what did he tell Labour MPs?

Keir Starmer last night insisted he would not be forced from office as he faced down Labour lawmakers at a tense meeting of the Parliamentary Labour Party, declaring: “I have won every fight I've ever been in.”

“I fought to change the Crown Prosecution Service so it better served victims of violence against women and girls. I fought to change the Labour party to allow us to win an election again,” he said.

“People told me I couldn't do it… We won with a landslide majority. Every fight I've been in, I have won.”

The Prime Minister made clear he would not resign, telling colleagues he would not walk away from the mandate he had secured from the country.

He promised changes to his Downing Street operation that would go beyond “who sits where in No10”, conceding that relations with MPs had not been sufficiently “open” or “inclusive”.

Admitting that “things haven’t gone right”, he repeated that appointing Lord Mandelson had been wrong and said he took full responsibility.

Sir Keir also paid tribute to his former chief of staff, Morgan McSweeney, who quit this week, and urged Labour to “take the fight” to Reform UK, insisting he had “the most working-class Cabinet in history” behind him.

INSIGHT: Jake Berry gives GB News glimpse 'inside the war room' where Keir Starmer is fighting for his political survival

Former Tory Chairman Sir Jake Berry last night delivered GB News viewers a key insight into the “war room” scenario Sir Keir Starmer faced on Monday.

Sir Jake - experienced in Cabinet crises - said the PM will have been delivering a desperate plea to his backbench MPs to convince them he remains the man for the job.

The Prime Minister yesterday held a meeting with Labour MPs after getting his Cabinet to deliver public statements reaffirming their commitment.

But the ex-Tory heavyweight said Sir Keir’s decision to hold showdown talks was a telltale sign of a “dead duck” Prime Minister...

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