Who could be behind the phantom briefing and the tax rise that wasn’t? Inspector Starmer is on the case

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Who could be behind the phantom briefing and the tax rise that wasn’t? Inspector Starmer is on the case | Marina Hyde

theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/nov/14/keir-starmer-labour-briefing-tax-rise

Chaos and ineptitude dog our poor PM. Perhaps the explanation lies (very) close to home
At this rate the only businesses who will want to invest in Britain after the budget are heroin dealers. No 10 used to have a news grid, now it has an apology grid. Even so, why did Keir Starmer…

This story appeared on theguardian.com, 2025-11-14 14:45:18.