British Prime Minister Keir Starmer looks on during a meeting with General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam To Lam, not pictured, at 10 Downing Street, London, Wednesday Oct. 29, 2025.

Keir Starmer surprised his online critics this morning by boasting about Labour’s work on renters’ rights – even as his chancellor is embroiled in a row over rental law.

Following reports from the Daily Mail,Rachel Reeves admitted this week that she “inadvertently” failed to take out the correct rental licence before allowing tenants to move into her family home last year.

While the chancellor said she had now applied for the correct licence and the prime minister’s independent adviser on ministerial standards said her apology was a sufficient remedy, the scandal has hardly improved the government’s reputation.

So it was pretty remarkable for the prime minister to boast........

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