Defence minister Louise Sandher-Jones was forced to correct the record in the Commons today after she claimed that Starmer had never worked with disgraced lawyer Phil Shiner. As Guido revealed two years ago, Starmer literally contributed an entire chapter to Shiner’s book in 2008. Starmer also advised Shiner on a legal challenge aiming to stop peace activists’ taxes from funding military action…
Sandher-Jones was forced to make a Point of Order today to apologise:
“I would like to correct the record in relation to something I said during the last defence orals. On the 2nd of February, 2026, I said the prime minister did not work with any of Phil Shiner’s organisations and his role was limited to working with the law society on points of law. However, since then, it has been brought to my attention that in 2006, the prime minister was instructed to represent an individual by the law firm for which Mr. Shiner was the principal solicitor. So I would like to take this earliest opportunity to apologise to the House and correct the record.”
No defence for that…
Asked about warnings of a civil war in an interview with The House, Reform MP Danny Kruger said:
“Yeah. The only chance of unity for our country is Reform. If we don’t win, or if we win and then make a mess of it, I do fear for our country.”