Labour may be forced to leave the European Court on Human Rights (ECHR) and revive the Rwanda deportation plan or risk being “destroyed” by Nigel Farage.One Labour MP has warned his party could be taken out by Reform UK unless they get a grip on the small boat crisis.The MP stated: “Rather than thinking what do we want to achieve and therefore how do we make that work in this framework [of the ECHR and international law], we’re taking the framework as the starting point and making incremental changes, and it’s the same across all policy areas.”It means voters see us as defenders of the status quo.”The MP, who wants Sir Keir Starmer to embrace more radical solutions to end the crisis, continued to tell The i that his party could be “destroyed” by Reform at next year’s local elections and would prompt the Prime Minister to scrap the ECHR or revive the Rwanda plan.Another Labour MP wished Sir Keir could be more like Mr Farage, complaining about the Prime Minister’s lack of relatability with people.They said: “Mr Farage has more followers on TikTok than all other MPs combined. “We can’t afford not to have a connection with the electorate like that.”Politics is not about entertainment, but you have to have someone who can entertain a bit.”FOLLOW BELOW FOR LIVE UPDATES FROM THE CONFERENCE THROUGHOUT THE DAY…
Deputy Reform UK leader Richard Tice speaks to GB News Breakfast ahead of day two of the Reform UK Conference
Deputy Reform leader Richard Tice spoke to GB News Breakfast ahead of day two at the Reform UK Conference.He said: “There is a mood of hope and optimism here at this incredible Reform Conference because of our thousands and thousands of members and delegates.”We see light at the end of the dark tunnel of socialism that we are stuck in at the moment.”Our leader yesterday said get ready for a general election in 2027 because the reality is this Government is falling apart in front of our very eyes.”SEE THE FULL INTERVIEW WITH MR TICE ABOVE
Every Labour MP reshuffled or OUT from Sir Keir Starmer’s Cabinet reshuffle
Ahead of a junior ministerial reshuffle expected today for Sir Keir Starmer’s Cabinet, here are all the moves from yesterday’s changes.OUT Angela Rayner – Deputy Prime Minister and Housing SecretaryLucy Powell – Leader of the CommonsIan Murray – Scotland SecretaryMOVEDDavid Lammy – from Foreign Secretary, to Deputy Prime Minister and Justice SecretaryShabana Mahmood – from Justice Secretary, to Home SecretaryYvette Cooper – from Home Secretary, to Foreign SecretarySteve Reed – from Environment Secretary, to Housing SecretaryDarren Jones – from Chief Secretary to the Treasury, to Chief Secretary to the Prime Minister and Chancellor of the Duchy of LancasterPat McFadden – from Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, to Work and Pensions SecretaryPeter Kyle – from Science Secretary, to Business SecretaryEmma Reynolds – from Economic Secretary to the Treasury, to Environment SecretaryDouglas Alexander – from Trade Minister, to Scotland SecretaryLiz Kendall – from Work and Pensions Secretary, to Science SecretaryJonathan Reynolds – from Business Secretary, to Chief WhipSir Alan Campbell – from Chief Whip, to Leader of the Commons
Darren Jones rejects any suggestions of ‘an early election’
Darren Jones has rejected any claims of ‘an early election’ | PAChief Secretary to the Prime Minister Darren Jones said “there will not be an early election”, following Nigel Farage’s claims of a general election as early as 2027.The Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster told Sky News: “Nigel Farage is wrong there.”The Labour Party is not going to split and there won’t be an early election.”Mr Jones also rejected suggestions that Yvette Cooper has been moved out of the Home Office because she is failing to deal with the small boats crisis, saying her move to Foreign Secretary is “brilliant”.
Reform UK Conference – Recap of day one
As the second day starts to get underway at the Reform UK Conference, there were plenty of notable points from day one.