The game of what Keir Starmer knew and when is taking another turn after former Labour NEC member Mish Rahman takes to X to claim that the Labour leader’s team knew about his deposed adviser’s Diane Abbott messages before the election. Rahman alleges:
I was aware about this during the General Election campaign.
I even provided the following quote to @BBCNewsnight
In the end they and @Channel4News refused to publish.
It’s clear the gloves are off now and instead of protecting Starmer as they did before – his time is done. https://t.co/kUQaMNRw29 pic.twitter.com/uF3LPqeOd6
— Mish Rahman (@mish_rahman) September 15, 2025
Rahman was endorsed by Momentum-backed Centre Left Grassroots Alliance, so is on the left of the party. This is all looking very factional…