Gordon Brown

A review of the front page stories from the daily newspapers in Scotland.

Keir “Meep Meep” Starmer has acknowledged that the 2026 local elections were a bloodbath for Labour, with the party losing close to 1,500 councillors, mostly, it seems, to Reform UK. The prime minister said this weekend that “in the coming days I will be setting out our path to break with the status quo once [...] The post Keir Starmer responded to Labour’s election crisis by bringing in fresh blood like Gordon Brown and Harriet Harman, announced in a weird video – 20 amused and baffled responses appeared first on The Poke .

Keir Starmer has brought Labour heavyweights Gordon Brown and Harriet Harman back into government in an attempt to shore up his premiership.

[»] Jump to Summary... In a move that blends political history with present-day economic strategy, the UK government has appointed former Prime Minister Gordon Brown as the new Special Envoy on Global Finance and Cooperation. The announcement was made by current Prime Minister Keir Starmer, who said Brown will help guide Britain’s international financial relationships [...]

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer named former premier Gordon Brown as his envoy on global finance on Saturday, turning to a man credited with shoring up banks during the financial crisis to bolster his support after a crushing local elections defeat. Starmer is on the back foot after his Labour Party recorded the worst losses [...]

In the wake of being hammered at the polls by the British electorate during this week's local elections, Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer vowed to push forward with his unpopular agenda while wrapping himself in the cloak of the Labour establishment in a bid to cling onto power. The post Starmer Doubles Down After Election Drubbing, Taps Ex-PM Gordon Brown in Bid to Save Government appeared first on Breitbart .