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Has Labour Just Moved Towards the Right?

Newscast looks at whether the government鈥檚 leadership changes point to a turn to the right, following a series of personnel changes after Angela Rayner鈥檚 resignation.

Newscast looks at whether the government鈥檚 leadership changes point to a turn to the right after a series of personnel changes following Angela Rayner鈥檚 resignation.

Home secretary Shabana Mahmood is said to be taking a harder stance on immigration and is looking at moving asylum seekers onto military sites as an alternative to hotels, as confirmed by defence secretary John Healey in an interview with Laura Kuenssberg.

What can we can read into the latest ins and outs when it comes to what direction Keir Starmer鈥檚 government is going in?

Also, discussions on Reform鈥檚 readiness for government after Nigel Farage admitted his party is short of experience in government.

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Sun 7 Sep 2025 22:30

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