Party games: THE FRAUD — In the News
Posted by Politico Playbook Newsletter on September 16, 2025
"What everyone’s asking: Could there be more messages involving other top staffers to come? The scoop from ITV’s Shehab Khan comes from an upcoming book called “The Fraud” by journalist Paul Holden. Hacks will be trying to get their hands on that considering some aides last night were wondering if the leak was part of a wider plot by vengeful left-wingers to inflict damage on the government. Even if that’s it for the leaks, the Guardian’s splash deems it a crisis … and the Mail gleefully declares “Starmer’s socialist utopia goes into meltdown!”"