Keir Starmer faces increasing scrutiny over his alleged connections with Gerry Adams, as the Attorney General, a close ally of the PM, declines to comment on potential financial gains from dealings with the Sinn Féin leader.

The PM has agreed to pay damages to Gerry Adams after the UK Supreme Court ruled his detention during the Troubles was unlawful, generating criticism from senior peers and IRA victims who deem the outcome as an inappropriate interpretation of the law.

The PM has raised questions about Reeves’s future in the government, as Starmer has not confirmed her position for the coming year after an aide’s reversal.

The Treasury has reportedly instructed the Cabinet that imminent spending cuts need to be exceedingly stringent, as financial markets place the government’s economic strategy under significant pressure.