Cartoonists had a field day with Zarah Sultana's news last week. Jeremy Corbyn was reportedly not too impressed with the impetuous youngster's timing, as the potential new party appeared to be at the discussion stage only. Still, it was news that would have made Keir Starmer's first anniversary in office even more grim. A new party on the left, led by an experienced household name like Corbyn and appealing to both trendy bourgeois leftists and Muslim voters, could be catastrophic for Labour.
Nigel Farage will be more than happy with the news...
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On the cabinet frontbench there was an incredibly drawn and haggard looking Rachel Reeves, who looked like she had not slept for several days. As her bottom lip quivered, a faint tear could be seen rolling down her cheek. An earlier row with the Speaker was initially mooted as the cause of upset, 'a personal matter' declared the PM later. Perhaps it was simply the strain of the job and the dawning reality that she is not up to it...
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