Chris Philp was humiliatingly forced to admit the Tories’ own failure on small boat crossings after dismissing Keir Starmer’s bid to solve the problem as a “gimmick”. The shadow home secretary said the prime minister’s returns deal with French president Emmanuel Macron was “laughable”.

Saturday, July 5, marks a year since Sir Keir Starmer entered Downing Street as Prime Minister. Standing outside Number 10 after securing a landslide general election win, the Labour leader promised a government of service. “The work of change begins immediately,” Sir Keir declared to a crowd of flag waving supporters.

Fears are mounting of a £8 billion stealth income tax as pressure builds on Starmer to commit another budget U-turn

Keir Starmer’s government has hit its lowest ever approval rating with the public, according to a damning new poll. The YouGov survey, carried out to mark Labour’s first year in power, found that just 13% of voters are happy with the party’s performance. By contrast, 67% of the public say they disapprove of how the government is doing.

Sir Keir Starmer has sparked fears of a new stealth tax after Kemi Badenoch warned that "millions of our poorest pensioners face being dragged into income tax for the first time ever". Fears arose after the Leader of the Opposition quizzed the Prime Minister on whether Labour would maintain its commitment to unfreeze income tax thresholds.

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