The game of what Keir Starmer knew and when is taking another turn after former Labour NEC member Mish Rahman takes to X to claim that the Labour leader’s team knew about his deposed adviser’s Diane Abbott messages before the election. Rahman alleges:
I was aware about this during the General Election campaign.
I even provided the following quote to @BBCNewsnight
In the end they and @Channel4News refused to publish.
It’s clear the gloves are off now and instead of protecting Starmer as they did before – his time is done. https://t.co/kUQaMNRw29 pic.twitter.com/uF3LPqeOd6
— Mish Rahman (@mish_rahman) September 15, 2025
Rahman was endorsed by Momentum-backed Centre Left Grassroots Alliance, so is on the left of the party. This is all looking very factional…
Paula Barker, Liverpool Wavertree MP backing Andy Burnham, told Times Radio there wouldn’t be trouble from the markets under Burnham:
“The markets will have to fall in line.”