Aides flee Starmer's sinking premiership: PM says he is 'absolutely fighting' and bizarrely brands himself a 'common sense merchant' - as Blairite adviser 'snubs chief of staff job'

More from Daily News

• Nigel Farage forces Starmer into humiliating local elections climbdown as government ABANDONS plan to delay votes for millions

• Multimillionaire used car tycoon sues his own £200m company after being ousted over 'offensive' comments to workers - but claims he is a victim

• Britain's Got Talent dancer, 38, took her own life days after she was arrested on suspicion of a sexual offence, inquest hears

• Producer of Apple TV drama Tehran is found dead in Greek hotel while overseeing filming of Israeli spy show's new season

• Epstein victim describes how the paedophile raped her from the age of 14 and used her as a 'doll' to show others 'what a good girl does'- and slams former Prince Andrew for 'ignoring survivors'

• I was 25 when I was diagnosed with cancer that killed James Van Der Beek... I dismissed warnings signs as harmless haemorrhoids

• Putin 'is about to move nuclear weapons close to EU border' weeks after deploying 'unstoppable' Oreshnik missile system to Belarus

• Hilarious moment burglar wails 'help me!' after getting locked in van while trying to steal landscaping equipment

• Brooks Nader suffers medical emergency on private jet as paramedics arrive to treat star in concerning photos

• The incredible SULK: Winter Olympics skier STORMS OFF into the woods after he crashed out when leading for gold - days after his grandfather died

• Jake Paul's fiancée Jutta Leerdam 'pockets $1m from flashing underwear at the Winter Olympics' - and her gold-medal tears are raking in the cash too!

• Cabinet Office to investigate claims a Labour-linked think tank paid for probe into journalists reporting on its 'secret donations'

• High-society's TikTok soirée! Vienna's elite Opera Ball is yet another source of content for Gen Z debutantes as they show off their party prep and trays of diamonds

• Ryanair jet carrying Brits to Ibiza is forced to reverse on runway after drunk passenger causes 'chaos' before take-off

• Paul McCartney's lookalike grandson Elliot Donald, 23, finds love with stunning model Stella Jones - the daughter of The Clash legend Mick

• BBC presenter left feeling 'vulnerable and exposed' after four-year ordeal with stalker - recounting terrifying moment he showed up at her home on Good Morning Britain

• RNLI donation plea sparks fury as residents claim £200 fundraiser would be used to rescue small boat migrants

• What it's really like to holiday in North Korea: New beach resort modelled on Benidorm is a hit with tourists - even though you'll be followed everywhere

• Did Andrew turn the 'Palace into a brothel'? Disgraced royal could face prosecution for a 'great many' sexual offences because of Epstein Files

• Egyptian migrant swallows vape battery in bid to halt Home Office deportation flight from UK