By Charles Wawn Last month signalled a permanent shift in the future power dynamics of the Labour party. On May 14, then Health Secretary Wes Streeting resigned, having told Prime Minister Keir Starmer the previous day that he had lost confidence in his leadership. That evening, Josh Simons, a former minister and ally of the Prime Minister, announced he would step down as MP for Makerfield to make way for Andy Burnham, Mayor of Greater Manchester, to replace him. On the socia
Starmer visits HMS Prince of Wales in April 2025. Image: Flickr/No.10 It is often said in politics that the first actions a Prime Minister takes are the most significant— a criticism that the current PM is probably familiar with. But this is quite literal. Indeed once all the clapping, shaking hands with the Cabinet Secretary and warm smiles are done, the Prime Minister does a very specific thing. They sit down, and writes four identical letters. Known as letters of last res
By: Adrian Khodavardar In 2008, Mark Lyttle was detained by immigration authorities despite repeatedly asserting his United States citizenship. ICE records identified him as deportable. He was ultimately expelled to Mexico and left to navigate Central America alone, relying on shelters and strangers to survive. Years later, a federal court found that the government had violated his constitutional rights. Lyttle’s case is extreme, but it is not anomalous. It illustrates how im
By by Ingrid Cochrane Last week saw the defection of Suella Braverman to Reform UK. Joining Andrew Rosindell and Robert Jenrick as the third sitting Conservative MP to defect in less than two weeks , the former Home Secretary’s move was not entirely out of the blue, reflecting continued momentum for Reform UK as they remain Britain’s most popular political party, polling at 29% following Braverman’s defection . Taken together with Reform UK hav ing welcomed 14 Conservative