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‘We all hope it’s teething troubles – but worry it’s something worse’: the inside story of Labour’s first 100 days in power | Labour | The Guardian

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Keir Starmer and other senior Downing Street figures on the new government’s bumpy start, from riots to rebellions A t this year’s Labour party conference, health secretary Wes Streeting opened his DJ set at one late-night party with the feminist anthem Independent Women by Destiny’s Child. It was a tribute to Rachel Reeves, who was standing nearby. A few moments later, partygoers watched as the health secretary scurried over, a look of faux alarm on his face. “It’s the lyrics – I’m so sorry!” he gasped. The chancellor, a quizzical look on her face, joined him as he mouthed the offending words: “The shoes on my feet (I bought ’em). The clothes I’m wearing (I bought ’em) … ” They stifled horrified laughter. The cash-for-clothes row, in which Keir Starmer, Angela Rayner and, to a lesser extent, Reeves have come under sustained fire for accepting gifts worth thousands of pounds from Labour peer Lord Waheed Alli, has been a low point for the newly elected government. It is certainly not ho

Sir Keir Starmer gets to work on a flight back from his September visit to Rome. Keir Starmer and other senior Downing Street figures on the new government’s bumpy start, from riots to rebellions By Pippa Crerar , political editor. Exclusive behind-the-scenes photographs by Harry Borden Sat 12 Oct 2024 02.00 EDT Last modified on Tue 29 Jul 2025 09.52 EDT Share Prefer the Guardian on Google A t this year’s Labour party conference, health secretary Wes Streeting opened his DJ set at one late-night party with the feminist anthem Independent Women by Destiny’s Child. It was a tribute to Rachel Ree

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