Gogglebox star compared to Sir Keir Starmer in viral tweet as stars rip into the Labour leader

The Conservative leader of Bolton council has demanded an immediate apology from the Labour Party after Sir Keir Starmer claimed he backed a national circuit break during Prime Minister’s Questions.Addressing Boris Johnson, the Labour leader said this lunchtime: “He probably hasn’t noticed that this morning, the council leaders in Greater Manchester...including the mayor and including the Conservative leader of Bolton Council, have said in a press statement that they support a circuit-break

scientists recommended the intervention three weeks ago.“There’s no longer time to give this Prime Minister the benefit of the doubt," Sir Keir told members of the media today.“The government’s plan simply isn’t working.

Labour needs the trust lost in Scotland, leader Sir Keir Starmer has said. The Labour leader has stated the party could not win power at the next election without a revival of fortunes in Scotland.Speaking at the Co-operative Party's virtual conference, the Labour leader said: "We have to win in 2024.

Keir Starmer. Unite is Labour’s biggest single donor and has given more than £20million to the party and its politicians since 2016.It is understood to have decided it will cut affiliation fee by about ten per cent by reducing its affiliation to the party by around 50,000 members.

Keir Starmer is to make a televised address to the nation on Wednesday evening in response to Boris Johnson's coronavirus statement.The Labour leader will get a "right of reply" to the Prime Minister's address in which he warned tougher restrictions could be imposed if the rate does not fall.A finalised time for Starmer's speech has not been confirmed, but it is expected to be broadcast in a primetime slot on the BBC.A Labour source said: "He will support what the Government’s announced but also

Keir Starmer and Scottish leader Richard Leonard to back urgent drugs law reforms to save lives.The Labour Campaign for Drug Policy Reform (LCDPR), backed by 16 MPs and 4 MSPs, yesterday launched its drugs manifesto, which broadly back the reforms the Daily Record has been demanding.Many MPs are understood to be frustrated and angry at the Labour leadership’s slowness in getting behind plans to treat drug addiction as a health rather than a crime issue.The LCDPR calls for the Parliamentary

Labour leader Keir Starmer has said that his party will support the latest measures to tackle the rising coronavirus infection rate in the UK.A raft of new restrictions announced by Prime Minister Boris Johnson today included a 10pm closing time for pubs, bars and restaurants, and a request for office workers to once again work from home where possible.During his speech in the House of Commons this afternoon, Boris Johnson also announced that weddings would be limited to a maximum of 15 people,

coronavirus pandemic - he criticised the UK for having "one of the highest death rates in the world" from coronavirus. Sir Keir said a second national lockdown would be a “sign of government failure, not an act of God” that would take an “immense toll” on public health and the economy.Speaking from Doncaster, the Labour leader said: “The warnings yesterday from the government’s advisers were stark.

Sir Keir Starmer is to appeal to former Labour voters who switched to the SNP to “take another look” at the party under his leadership.The Labour leader is to use a speech at the party’s online conference to make a direct plea to lost Labour voter in Scotland and Conservatives in England.Starmer will acknowledge the lack of trust in Labour that led to the collapse of the Labour vote in Scotland and some north of England constituencies under Jeremy Corbyn.Stamer will address party members in his