Chris Curtis, a Labour MP and Wes Streeting ally, gets very tetchy when you suggest he might be right-wing.

"The Labour Party under Keir Starmer will abandon its core idealism and principles and won't even gain tactical advantage. It will be a party which gives no one a reason to vote for it, and no one will, in fact, vote for it." - David Graeber (from 2020)

One of the worst acts of hubris by any British politician.

Newcastle City Council Results (all up) LDM: 25 ( 2) GRN: 24 ( 22) RFM: 24 ( 24) IND: 3 (-3) LAB: 2 (-44) CON: 0 (-1) Labour LOSS to NOC Changes w/ 2022/23/24 (new boundaries).

🚨 NEW: Keir Starmer says he can win the next general election for Labour "I think we can... it’s likely to be Labour versus Reform. An election where the defining question is, what is it to be British?"

💥💥💥 BREAKING 💥💥💥 Keir Starmer's allies have accused Wes Streeting of plotting to oust him from office, warning that any attempt to do so would trigger a market shock — as supporters of Streeting go to war with No10. The extraordinary developments in a series of furious briefings to media outlets tonight signal Downing Street is increasingly concerned the PM may face a leadership challenge. Cabinet unity has fractured, possibly to the point of no return between Starmer and Streeting. A spokesperson for Streeting said: “These claims are categorically untrue. Wes’s focus has entirely been on cutting waiting lists for the first time in 15 years, recruiting 2,500 more GPs, and rebuilding the NHS that saved his life.” A government source said: “Number Ten has gone into full bunker mode, turning on their most loyal cabinet members for absolutely no reason. Unfortunately there is a pattern of Keir's team briefing against his own people- they did it to Angela, Lisa, Lucy, now it's Wes's turn. A circular firing squad won’t help the government out of the hole we’re in." But a supporter of Starmer says tonight that they conducted a recent exercise with investors where they were told that any alternative to Starmer and Rachel Reeves would result in a significant rise in gilt yields, meaning higher government borrowing costs. That would be ruinous for the public finances and plunge the UK into an economic crisis, the person added, a clear indication that No10 is seriously concerned about a leadership plot.

🚨 BREAKING | Corbyn party TIED with Labour ➡️ REF – 34% ( 19) 🔵 CON – 17% (-7) 🔴 LAB – 15% (-20) 🟣 JCP – 15% ( 15) 🟠 LD – 9% (-4) 🟢 GRN – 5% (-2) Via @FindoutnowUK, 9-10 Jul ( /- vs GE2024)

Wowza. Vote Corbyn, get Reform.

Rough estimate of seat count with Corbyn party: ➡️ REF – 442 ( 437) 🟠 LD – 48 (-24) 🔴 LAB – 45 (-366) 🟣 JCP – 21 ( 16) 🔵 CON – 16 (-105) 🟢 GRN – 2 (-2) Keir Starmer would lose his seat to Corbyn's party.