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…
The day after Starmer U-turned and refused to blame Trump for the war Rachel Reeves told the Mirror:
“Obviously no sensible person is a supporter of the Iranian regime, but to start a conflict without being clear what the objectives are and not being clear about how you are going to get out of it, I do think that is a folly and it is one that is affecting families here in the UK but also families in the US and around the world.”