Don’t lurch right after Reform election win, former Labour minister warns PM

<p>Exclusive: Louise Haigh urges Starmer to ‘pick some battles’ with the right to demonstrate to voters party is on their side</p><p>Louise Haigh has urged Keir Starmer to avoid a “simplistic and naive” response by lurching to the right after Reform UK’s success in the local elections, in her first interview since being in effect sacked as transport secretary.</p><p>The former cabinet minister warned the prime minister to “pick some battles” with the right as it would not be enough to ask progressive-minded voters to back Labour at the next election just to keep Nigel Farage out of power.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/may/04/dont-lurch-right-after-reform-election-win-former-labour-minister-warns-pm">Continue reading...</a>