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Left or right, Keir? Labour factions jostle for influence in post-McSweeney No 10
Politics•February 13, 2026 at 1:00 PMNational

Left or right, Keir? Labour factions jostle for influence in post-McSweeney No 10

By Jessica Elgot Deputy political editor•The Guardian - UK News

Soft left senses chance to push Starmer into progressive pivot, but leftward turn would be fiercely resisted by someUK politics live – latest updatesAs the prime minister fought for his political life before Labour MPs at their Monday evening meeting, even hardened sceptics saw a flash of something different in Keir Starmer.Ed Miliband, the energy secretary, said Starmer had been “liberated”. He did not have to spell out who from. His comments came 24 hours after the departure of Starmer’s chief of staff, Morgan McSweeney, a man who has shaped Labour’s modern incarnation. Continue reading...

Soft left senses chance to push Starmer into progressive pivot, but leftward turn would be fiercely resisted by some

As the prime minister fought for his political life before Labour MPs at their Monday evening meeting, even hardened sceptics saw a flash of something different in Keir Starmer.

Ed Miliband, the energy secretary, said Starmer had been “liberated”. He did not have to spell out who from. His comments came 24 hours after the departure of Starmer’s chief of staff, Morgan McSweeney, a man who has shaped Labour’s modern incarnation.

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