Morgan McSweeney, from the fields of Macroom GAA to the corridors of 10 Downing Street

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Keir Starmer battles to save his premiership after resignation of Cork man Morgan McSweeney – The Irish Times

UK prime minister Keir Starmer was battling to save his premiership on Sunday night, following the resignation of his closest aide, Cork man Morgan McSweeney. McSweeney, the backroom mastermind behind Starmer’s rise to the Labour leadership and the party’s return to power, quit over the decision to appoint the Jeffrey Epstein-linked Peter Mandelson as the … Read more

Jeremy Corbyn criticises Starmer’s ‘island of strangers’ speech at festival – The Irish News

Jeremy Corbyn has criticised Sir Keir Starmer for using the phrase “island of strangers” in a major immigration announcement. The former Labour leader, now an independent MP after he lost the party whip, publicly challenged the Prime Minister’s language on Friday. Speaking at the Wide Awake Festival in Brockwell Park, south London, Mr Corbyn said: … Read more