24 Apr, 2026

Does Keir Starmer ‘agree with Reform’? Readers discuss

Readers discuss the two-child benefit cap, if things have got worse since the election and whether Starmer supports Reform’s policies (Picture: Suzanne Plunkett – WPA Pool/Getty Images) Do you agree with our readers? Have your say on these MetroTalk topics and more in the comments ‘Diminishing number of workers are being asked to subsidise increasing […]

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Top Starmer aide quits over leaked sexually explicit messages about Diane Abbott | News UK

Paul Ovenden, Labour’s director of strategy, made the lewd comments on Labour’s internal messaging system (Picture: Rex) One of Keir Starmer’s most senior advisers has resigned over leaked messages about a game of ‘sh*g, marry, kill’ featuring Diane Abbott played with Labour Party colleagues. Paul Ovenden used the party’s internal messaging system in 2017 to […]

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