The Prime Minister has just had another moment at the lectern, urging Europe to stand up for Ukraine. He’s an increasingly confident leader, but in the coming days, No 10 faces what could be a defining fight at home. There is a collision coming, a Labour insider tells me. Sir Keir Starmer has long been up for fights with his party. But with controversy around every corner, who are the tribes in the party in 2025, and might they fight back? The party’s history is crammed with bitter bust-ups, years when MPs seemed most comfortable to be fighting each other, rather than political rivals.
With a squeeze on benefits coming, there is unease on the back, and the front benches, including in cabinet. The decision on winter fuel payments still causes resentment, and new plans for immigration coming in a white paper later in the spring are likely to be controversial too.
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