Exclusive: Keir Starmer Cabinet Ally Pledges To Ramp Up Support For Embattled PM

Posted on 18/11/2025 by Boris Clair

One of Keir Starmer’s closest cabinet allies has vowed to step up his support for the embattled prime minister.

Lord Hermer said the PM’s working class background will help him deliver for voters and see off “populists” on the left and right of British politics.

The attorney general’s comments, in a speech on Tuesday night, will come just hours after Starmer made a plea for cabinet unity following days of bitter Labour in-fighting.

The prime minister was even forced to insist he will still be Labour leader come the next general election amid mounting speculation about his future.

Hermer will tell the Law for Change group that things like the Hillsborough Law, the Employment Rights Bill and improved rights for renters prove Starmer is on the side of ordinary people.

He will say: “When the law helps extend rights and delivers justice where it’s most needed, it earns not just respect, but belief.

“Not as a shield for the status quo, particularly when that status quo may fail too many. But as a promise that across the country, we all stand equal before the law, and no one stands alone.”

Hermer will add: “That’s what this prime minister believes in – the idea that power can be rebalanced, that the law can and should evolve to meet the changing needs of society.

“Injustices can be addressed, wrongs can be made right, through graft, patience and, above all, determination. That’s the story of the man I know, Keir Starmer.

“Populists to the left and right say you don’t need any of that. Just ban this thing, leave this convention. All will be well. But who is left to pick up the pieces, when it all goes south? Working class people. Like the family Keir Starmer grew up in.”

A source close to Hermer told HuffPost UK he wanted to help Starmer see off the twin threats of both Reform UK and the Tories.

He said: “He will be ramping up his efforts in the coming months in support of the rule of law as a platform for change, and of the prime minister.

“Populists falsely claim there are some easy, magical solutions to his country’s challenges, but the attorney general and the prime minister both completely understand you need proper solutions to give rights to working class people and tackle inequality.

“He will be making the case that because of Keir’s working class background, he gets the challenges this country faces.

“But the PM also understands the risks – Reform’s false solutions wouldn’t harm Nigel Farage and his friends, but working class people in this country.”

Starmer’s government was rocked last week by a briefing war which saw No.10 sources accuse health secretary Wes Streeting of plotting to replace him.

But that backfired on Downing Street, with Streeting emerging stronger from the row and the PM facing calls to sack Morgan McSweeney, his chief of staff.

In an attempt to draw a line under the controversy, Starmer told the weekly cabinet meeting on Tuesday morning that the government must get back to “working as a team”.

His spokesman said: “He said distractions meant our focus shifted from where it mattered most – working every day in the service of the British people

“People were rightly impatient for change and we have to deliver that rather than talking about ourselves. That means working as a team offering opportunity and security and delivering on our mandate.”

In an interview with the Daily Mirror published this morning, Starmer insisted he will still be Labour leader at the next election despite a poll suggesting only a third of his own voters want him to.

Asked directly if he will still be PM when the country next goes to the polls, he said: “Yes, I will. Let me be really clear – every minute that’s not spent talking about and dealing with the cost of living is a minute wasted of the political work of this government.

“That’s my response to last week. I remain utterly focused on what matters to me most, which is bearing down on the cost of living and making people feel better off.”

Green Surge Continues As Party Rakes In Record-Breaking Donations Amid Soaring Popularity

Posted on 17/11/2025 by Boris Clair

The Green Party has raked in £4 million in donations since Zack Polanski became leader, it has emerged.

The huge windfall – which is almost as much as the party usually raises in a year – comes as the Greens enjoy a huge surge in popularity.

A poll earlier this month put the party ahead of Labour for the first time

Membership numbers have risen to more than 150,000, with 78,000 signing up last month alone – leading to the huge boost in the party’s coffers.

Left-winger Polanski was only elected the Green Party leader in September, but since then its rise has been meteoric.

He said last week that the Greens are “now the real opposition in British politics”.

“The only party able to hold this failing Labour government to account while also taking the fight to Reform,” he said. “This isn’t a protest vote; it’s a movement. And we’re only just getting started.”

The boost to the party’s war chest will allow them to spend far more money campaigning ahead of next May’s elections in Scotland, Wales and England.

Richard Wilson, the Greens’ head of finance, told The Times that the sudden influx of cash will allow the party to spend money on things it could not afford previously.

He said: “For the first half of this year, I’ve been spreading the message that our money is extremely tight and we have to be really, really controlled and disciplined.

“I’ve spent a lot of time saying no to things and I was getting in the habit of being unpopular, because I was saying no all the time to some quite important and essential pressing matters.”

But following Polanski’s election as leader, Wilson said his message had changed.

“I started saying no less emphatically,” he said. “And then at a certain point, I started saying yes, and now I’m saying, ‘please, you need to start thinking seriously about how to spend all this money that we’ve got’. So I’m actually urging them to come up with good ideas.”

The boost to the Greens’ financial firepower is potentially bad news for Labour, who are believed to have already lost millions of voters to the party since last year’s general election.

A poll for Savanta last week showed that the Greens now lead Labour among 18 to 25-year-olds in a dramatic turnaround on a year ago.

Chris Hopkins, the pollster’s political research director, told HuffPost UK: “While other age groups are perhaps more likely to turn to Reform, among younger adults it seems to be the Greens that benefit.

“This support for the Greens is far more pronounced among young women, and the younger ages in our cohort, but does perhaps point to the issue Labour now face: they are bleeding voters of all ages to all sides, and a strategy to win them all back is an impossible needle to thread.”

Labour Minister Compares Nigel Farage To Enoch Powell In Scathing Takedown

Posted on 16/11/2025 by Boris Clair

A Labour minister has called Nigel Farage a “reincarnation” of anti-immigration figure Enoch Powell.

Powell was a Conservative shadow minister in 1968 when he made his “rivers of blood” speech, which was blamed for deepening racial tensions at the time.

Meanwhile, Farage, the leader of Reform UK and the MP for Clacton, has been calling for stronger controls on immigration for years.

Business secretary Peter Kyle was promoting the government’s goal for creating a stronger economy when he hit out at his political rival over the weekend.

Speaking at the Co-operative Party conference, the senior minister said: “The truth is that without securing higher, sustained economic growth, reconnecting people and politics, generating trust in the potential of democracy and importance of good government becomes almost impossible.

“And the appeal of the parties of the far right – with their dogma of disruption, division and despair – it becomes, too, alluring.”

Kyle continued: “We see it today with Reform, just as we did in previous times with the National Front and the British National Party.

“Lack of economic growth it is the cause. Nigel Farage, today’s incarnation of the politics of Enoch Powell, is the effect.”

Reform UK declined to comment.

Kyle has previously attacked Reform over the party’s opposition to the government’s Online Safety Act.

He claimed people like Jimmy Savile would have used the internet to exploit children if still alive today – and claimed anyone opposed to the government’s incoming law against such behaviour would be on Savile’s “side”.

Reform UK have consistently led in the polls this year, despite Labour’s landslide victory in July 2024 – a time when Farage’s party secured just a handful of MPs.

Labour has subsequently been trying to take the wind of the party’s sails as ministers openly admit they see Reform as the real opposition to the government.

Rachel Reeves Has Become The UK’s Most Unpopular Chancellor On Record

Posted on 16/11/2025 by Boris Clair

Rachel Reeves is the UK’s most unpopular chancellor in recorded history, according to a new poll.

The MP for Leeds West and Pudsey became the first woman to hold the job – which has been around for more than 800 years – when Labour won on a landslide in July 2024.

However, an Ipsos poll for The Telegraph found almost three quarters (71%) of the British public are dissatisfied with her performance – just 10 days before she is set to unveil her second Budget.

Senior director of UK politics at Ipsos, Gideon Skinner, said: “On top of continued record unhappiness with Keir Starmer, Rachel Reeves’ satisfaction ratings have also hit a record low this month, the worst for any chancellor since we started monitoring in 1976.

“This comes in the context of persistent economic anxiety, with more people today struggling to cope than we were seeing in 2022 when the cost of living crisis first started to bite.”

The poll found most voters (66%) did not believe the government’s policies would lead to economic growth, either.

Skinner said: “Historically we’ve only seen similar levels of scepticism over the government’s long term economic plans in the last years of the Major and Sunak governments, and under Brown after the financial crash.

“Meanwhile, Reform UK continue to hold a steady lead in voting intentions, helped by this frustrated desire for change and their own strengths on immigration and (to a lesser extent) on crime – though it should still be noted that many of the public do not see them – or indeed any party – as having the answers either on many issues.”

Skinner pointed out that the last time Labour polled this poorly within Ipsos’s records – going back to the mid-1970s – it was in May 2009, amid the fallout of the financial crisis.

“That was a one-off nadir that they did recover from to some extent, denying the Conservatives a majority in 2010, which might be of some minor comfort to Labour,” he said.

However, the expert noted the challenges are “much greater now” than they were then amid the politically fragmented landscape.

Reeves is widely expected to announce a raft of new tax rises or spending cuts on November 26 in order to fill the £20 billion black hole in the public finances.

It comes a year after her first Budget where she hiked taxes – but promised it was a one-off, and that economic growth was on the horizon.

Since then, the British economy has struggled to take off. It grew by just 0.1% in the third quarter of this year.

The Ipsos poll also gave Reform leader Nigel Farage an eight-point lead over Keir Starmer as the best prime minister.

Wes Streeting Insists He Is Happy As Health Secretary – But Adds A Cheeky Afterthought

Posted on 14/11/2025 by Boris Clair

Wes Streeting brushed off suggestions he wanted to oust Keir Starmer as prime minister today when speaking to LBC – but added in a quick quip while he was at it.

It comes after multiple reports citing senior Labour sources claimed this week that the health secretary was thought to be on manoeuvres and looking to oust the prime minister – while No.10 officials insisted Starmer would not be going anywhere anytime soon.

Streeting instantly denied the reports, accusing senior figures of trying to “kneecap” him and claimed there was a “toxic culture” within No.10.

Starmer later apologised to his cabinet minister over the phone, and insisted he has never authorised any attacks on his ministers.

Speaking on an LBC phone-in on Friday morning, the health secretary seemed to suggest everything was well between him and his boss.

He claimed he and Starmer are still in the “same boat” over the leadership row, joking: “The season finale of the Traitors is over.

“I think the prime minister and I are both in the same boat here of being extremely frustrated because this is a total distraction.”

Streeting also said he had confidence in Starmer’s chief of staff Morgan McSweeney, who has been criticised amid the row.

When asked if he wanted to be prime minister “one day”, Streeting said: “I’m very happy to be doing the job I’m currently doing.”

LBC presenter Nick Ferrari then pointed to a clip from 2018 when Streeting – then a backbencher – predicted that he would be prime minister within a decade.

He smiled, and replied: “It will be my sense of humour that will ultimately do for me one day.

“But If you don’t back yourself, who will? That’s my advice to the kids in my constituency.”

Streeting also spoke out about the way the union jack has become a source of tension in the UK.

“We normally fly our flag in moments of national celebration,” he said, adding that he was “proud” of it.

“It does get hijacked by racists from time to time and I think our response to that should be to reclaim it,” he continued.

“I think we’ve got a level of racism, overt racism, in this country, a kind we haven’t seen for years.

“I’ve been an elected councillor or MP for the last 15 years. I have not had racism come up in my constituency as often as it has in recent weeks.

“People not just saying, ‘I’m really worried about racism,’ people describing being abused, spat at, shoved, giving racist abuse.

“I think we’ve got a sort of 70s, 80s, style racism which has emerged and we’ve got to put it back in its box.

“The government’s got a role to play, but all of us have got a role to play.”

Top US Diplomat Marco Rubio Seems Exasperated At Calls For Further Russia Sanctions

Posted on 13/11/2025 by Boris Clair

Marco Rubio has suggested the US does not have many other ways to sanction Russia after slapping penalties on two major oil giants in October.

Donald Trump’s most senior diplomat suggested he has been facing pressure from his counterparts to pile on the punishments for Russia over its invasion of Ukraine.

But he dashed any hopes of further sanctions when, just before a meeting of G7 foreign ministers on Thursday, he said: “Well, there’s not a lot left to sanction from our part, I mean, we hit their major oil companies, which is what everybody’s been asking for.”

The States did sanction Rosneft and Lukoil and their subsidiaries last month in the hope of damaging Russia’s war machine.

Exporting fossil fuels is the main way Russia funds its costly invasion of Ukraine, so western leaders have been trying to reduce its customer base.

Ukraine’s allies hope this will eventually force Vladimir Putin to the negotiating table after almost four years of war.

The EU has unveiled at least 19 packages of sanctions meant to hit the economy in that time while the UK has sanctioned nearly 500 shadow fleet vessels and almost 2,000 individuals linked to Russia.

It was an additional victory for Kyiv when Trump’s administration finally gave up on trying to befriend Russia and instead announced the sanctions last month.

The penalties come into full force on November 21, but many nations are still reliant on Russia’s cheap exports.

Several countries are already considering asking the US for exemptions – and Hungary has already secured one.

Even so, Rubio said: “Sanctions have to be enforced, so you know we don’t put sanctions and then not enforce them. We’re interested in enforcing them as well.”

He said that might include pursuing the Russian shadow fleet, where ships illegally carry oil around the world, more intently.

“Shadow fleet has come up because I do think there are things that the Europeans can do on shadow fleet since a lot of these are happening in areas much closer to them,” Rubio said.

However, Ukraine is insistent that there are plenty more ways for the US to punish Russia.

Sanctions envoy Vladslav Vlasiuk said: “Regarding Rubio’s statement, about exhausting sanctions options… there are absolutely more objective options out there. More oil majors, banks and fleet/infrastructure. And components and defence. And payments. And the Arctic.”

He added in a social media post: ”We continue to work with American partners and with the G7, and with others. There will be more sanctions.”

Russia has just shrugged off the sanctions so far, insisting it will never bow to American pressure.

Putin told Russian reporters last month: “No self-respecting country ever does anything under pressure.”

However, he admitted that new sanctions might cause “some losses”, before sneaking in a threat to Trump, saying the US president should “think about who his administration is really working for”.

There have been some claims – including from Trump himself – that one of Russia’s largest customers, India, might stop buying as much oil in the wake of Trump’s tariffs on the country.

Trump Vs The World? All The Recent Times Trump Has Tried To Sue The Media

Posted on 11/11/2025 by Boris Clair

Donald Trump has just gone to war with the BBC – but it’s far from the first time he has attacked the media.

Lawyers for the US president have threatened to sue the corporation for $1 billion, following accusations that an episode from the BBC’s Panorama “doctored” footage of a speech Trump made to his supporters before the Capitol riots on January 6, 2020.

Two BBC executives had already resigned amid claims of “bias” even before Trump issued his legal threat.

But the president’s lawyers still want the BBC to apologise, issue a retraction and “appropriately compensate” Trump – and they’ve given the corporation until Friday to respond.

While questions remain over just how successful his legal bid may be, the president is known for his litigious attitude towards the media – and has launched several other legal challenges to various outlets…

1. The Chicago Tribune

Trump sought $500m from the Chicago Tribune way back in 1984, long before he got close to the White House.

He claimed an architecture critic for the newspaper had “virtually torpedoed” his plans to build a 150-story skyscraper in Manhattan.

But the case was dismissed as the judge decided the column in question was protected by the First Amendment (right to free speech and free press).

2. CNN

Trump sought $475m in damages from CNN back in October 2022, accusing the outlet of trying to sabotage his political prospects.

He pointed to five examples of articles or aired comments that referred to Trump’s claims of election fraud as his “big lie” – a comment which has been associated with the Nazi regime.

But the case was thrown out because “no reasonable viewer could (or should) plausibly make that reference”.

3. Disney

Trump sued after comments made by an ABC anchor George Stephanopoulos, in March 2024, who falsely claimed the president had been found “liable for rape”.

ABC, which is owned by Disney, ended up paying out $15 million in a defamation lawsuit – choosing to settle rather than fight.

4. Paramount

Trump filed a case in Texas in October last year against the parent company of CBS News, Paramount.

He claimed the company had violated consumer protection laws by editing a 60 Minutes interview with Kamala Harris in a misleading way.

While Paramount was expected to win any legal battle – because Trump’s claim.was under an unrelated statute and Trump was evidently not harmed by the segment after winning the election – the company still paid him $16 million.

Paramount also wanted the White House’s approval of a merge with Skydance Media, and so needed the president on side.

5. The Wall Street Journal

In July this year, the Wall Street Journal published an article stating Trump had written a sexually suggestive birthday letter to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein back in 2003.

The following day, Trump sued the reporters who wrote the article, as well as the newspaper, its publishing company Dow Jones & Company, its owner – and the parent company’s chief, Rupert Murdoch.

He claimed the letter was “fake”and meant to harm his reputation.

Dow Jones said it stands by its reporting and will challenge the lawsuit.

6. New York Times

The president tried to start a $15bn defamation lawsuit against the New York Times in September, claiming it had been “allowed to freely lie, smear and defame me for far too long”.

However, a judge struck down that claim due to issue with its contents, giving Trump’s team 28 days to file a new complaint.

He filed a new complaint in October, targeting individual reporters and a book publisher.

7. Jimmy Kimmel

The late-night talk show host – owned by ABC – was sacked from his show in September after making controversial comments on the assassination of pro-Trump campaigner Charlie Kirk.

The news was welcomed by Trump – but Kimmel was soon rehired following intense backlash, and insisted it was “never my intention to make light of the murder of a young man”.

But he also claimed Trump had “tried his best to cancel me” – only for Kimmel’s show ratings to go through the roof after his return.

Trump said Kimmel’s return would escalate his legal battle with the comedian and his network.

He said that this issue could be “even more lucrative” than his last £15m pay-out from ABC.

Will the BBC have to settle?

The BBC is not part of a wider corporation like many of the organisations mentioned above which often have deep pockets.

It is independent and publicly-funded instead, with its licence free model up for review in 2027 – and this incident will add to wider calls for major reform within the BBC.

Yet legal experts have also questioned just how successful this legal bid will be, considering it’s been more than a year since the original Panorama episode aired.

Others have questioned whether Trump will realistically be able to argue that the BBC did damage his reputation, considering he has already been under scrutiny by congressional hearings, global coverage of January 6 and ongoing civil lawsuits in Washington.

He also still won the presidential election last year, after the programme had aired.

Why Is The UK Unemployment Rate Currently So High?

Posted on 11/11/2025 by Boris Clair

The rate of UK unemployment in the UK has risen to 5% in a blow to Rachel Reeves, according to the new official figures.

The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said the increase occurred in the three months leading up to September.

That’s the highest rate recorded since the three months up to February 2021 amid the Covid pandemic.

Here’s what you need to know.

What is the 2025 UK unemployment rate?

The ONS revealed today that unemployment rose to 5.0% in the three months to the end of September. That’s up from 4.8% in the previous quarter, and works out to an increase in unemployment to 1.8 million.

We do not know the rate for the whole year yet as the data for October, November and December still need to be collected.

What is the youth unemployment rate?

There’s been an increase in the number of young people who are not employed, in education or in training recently.

The Resolution Foundation estimates that almost a million (940,000) young people are unemployed – the highest level recorded in a decade, and almost the same number recorded in the after math of the 2008 financial crash.

That’s an increase of 195,000 more young people not working in just two years.

According to the Resolution Foundation, most of these people are economically inactive rather than unemployed, with many pointing to health problems or “other reasons” for not working or studying,

Why has the unemployment rate increased?

Although many analysts had still expected the rate to be around 4.9% ahead of Reeves’ Budget on November 26, the 5% figure was still unexpected.

Average wage growth had only fallen slightly to 4.6% in the most recent quarter, down from 4.7% compared to the three months leading up to August.

The ONS’s director of economic statistics, Liz McKeown, said: “Taken together, these figures point to a weakening labour market.

“Meanwhile, the unemployment rate is up in the latest quarter to a post pandemic high. The number of job vacancies, however, remains broadly unchanged.”

It also comes after Reeves increased employer national insurance contributions by £25bn and increased the national living wage from April.

Critics claimed impacted part-time employment and jobs in the hospitality, leisure and retail sectors.

How much unemployment benefits can you receive?

Someone can only apply for Jobseeker’s Allowance (JSA) by getting an interview at the local Jobcentre Plus office.

This payment is reduced or stopped if the individual in question does not keep to the agreement to look for work and cannot offer a good reason.

Up to the age of 24, the JSA weekly amount can be £72.90.

For those aged 25 or over, it can be £92.05 per week.

It’s also only available for 182 days.

Universal Credit is gradually replacing income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance, Income Support, income-related Employment and Support Allowance.

People may be eligible for Universal Credit if they have less than £16,000 in savings or other investments (not including the home you live in).

Any assets belonging to any partners the individual in question lives with is also considered and the exact amount depends on income and circumstances.

Does this mean anything for the Budget?

This suggests the jobs market is looking rather shaky ahead of the November 26 Budget – which is nothing the government will want to hear.

It could mean the Bank of England may be more likely to cut interest rates in December, weakening its lever meant to hold back inflation.

Meanwhile, Reeves is already trying to bridge a gap in the public finances of up to £30 billion in her Budget – which could mean hiking taxes again, thus hitting jobs and economic growth.

But, Labour is trying to address the employment crisis.

The government recently appointed former Labour health secretary Alan Milburn to lead an independent review into how mental health issues and disability affect unemployment in young people.

Meanwhile, a different review from Charlie Mayfield – former chief of John Lewis – said young adults were one of the main groups impacted by an “economic inactivity crisis” hitting the UK.

However, unemployment could increase beyond 5% next year which made it harder for workers to bargain for higher wages, according to warnings from the Bank of England.

Work and pensions secretary Pat McFadden said “there are challenges in the labour market” but claimed the “British economy is still generating jobs”.

He said: “Over 329,000 more people have moved into work this year already, but today’s figures are exactly why we’re stepping up our plan to get Britain working.

“We’ve introduced the most ambitious employment reforms in a generation to modernise job centres, expand youth hubs and tackle ill-health through stronger partnerships with employers.”

Labour Splits Erupt Over Plans For Danish-Style Immigration Crackdown

Posted on 09/11/2025 by Boris Clair

Labour splits have erupted over Shabana Mahmood’s plans for a Danish-style immigration crackdown.

The home secretary has been impressed by the Scandinavian country’s success in increasing the number of illegal migrants being deported.

Denmark has also taken steps to reduce the so-called “pull factors” which made the country attractive to immigrants.

These include tighter rules on family reunions and limiting the amount of time refugees can stay.

Asylum seekers are also required to be in full-time employment, and the length of time it takes to acquire residency rights has been extended.

Their approach has reduced the number of asylum applications to the lowest number in 40 years and the removal of 95% of rejected asylum seekers.

Among the measures being considered by Mahmood include returning asylum seekers fleeing persecution once conditions in their countries improve.

Home Office officials visited Denmark last month to see how their immigration and asylum system works in practice.

It comes amid criticism of Labour’s attempts to stop asylum seekers crossing the Channel in small boats. More than 1,200 have made the perilous journey in the past two days alone.

Mahmood is expected to announce the government’s new, tougher approach in the coming weeks.

Red Wall Labour MPs in the Midlands and north of England have welcomed the plans, but left-wing backbenchers are opposed.

Stoke-on-Trent Central Labour MP Gareth Snell told BBC Radio 4 it was “worth looking at what best practice we can find from our sister parties around the world where they have managed to find practical solutions” to managing immigration.

Bassetlaw MP Jo White told GB News: “I very much welcome that we have a Home Secretary who’s willing to look at every way of what we can do to reduce the number of people coming over here on boats.

“She’s looking at what’s happening in Denmark, and I think there’s a British way of adopting some of those policies.”

But Nottingham East MP Nadia Whittome described the Danish model, as “far-right”.

“I don’t think anyone wants to see a Labour government flirting with them,” she said.

Clive Lewis warned that a tougher approach on immigration risked Labour losing more voters to party’s on the left.

“Denmark’s Social Democrats have gone down what I would call a hardcore approach to immigration,” he said. “They’ve adopted many of the talking points of what we would call the far right.

“Labour does need to win back some Reform-leaning voters but you can’t do that at the cost of losing progressive votes.”

Donald Trump’s Spokeswoman Brands BBC ‘100% Fake News’ Over Panorama Row

Posted on 08/11/2025 by Boris Clair

Donald Trump’s spokeswoman has branded the BBC “100% fake news” over claims the broadcaster doctored a speech made by the US president.

Panorama has been accused of misrepresenting comments Trump made outside the White House prior to the riots on January 6, 2020.

An internal memo said an edition of the BBC’s Panorama programme broadcast last October had spliced together two sections of President Trump’s speech to supporters to give a misleading impression of what he actually said.

In one section, Trump appears to say he was going to walk to the Capitol with them to “fight like hell”.

However, Trump actually said he would walk with them “to peacefully and patriotically make your voices heard”.

He called on his supporters to “fight like hell” later in the speech amid false claims that the 2020 election had been stolen from him.

A 19-page dossier on the incident, seen by the Daily Telegraph, was sent to the BBC board by Michael Prescott, a former external adviser to the corporation’s editorial guidelines and standards committee.

Trump’s son, Donald Trump Jr, has already branded the BBC “full of shit” over the controversy.

Speaking to the Telegraph, Trump’s spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt said: “This purposefully dishonest, selectively edited clip by the BBC is further evidence that they are total, 100 per cent fake news that should no longer be worth the time on the television screens of the great people of the United Kingdom.

“Every time I travel to the United Kingdom with President Trump and am forced to watch the BBC in our hotel rooms, it ruins my day listening to their blatant propaganda and lies about the president of the United States and all that he’s doing to make America better and the world a safer place.”

A BBC spokesman told the Telegraph: “While we don’t comment on leaked documents, when the BBC receives feedback it takes it seriously and considers it carefully.

“Michael Prescott is a former adviser to a board committee where differing views and opinions of our coverage are routinely discussed and debated.”

Leavitt has previously attacked the BBC over its coverage of the war in Gaza.

She accused the broadcaster of spreading “misinformation” over the way it covered claims that Israel had killed Palestinians near an aid distribution centre in June.

But in a video posted on X, BBC News analysis editor Ros Atkins said Leavitt’s diatribe “was repeatedly false”.

“This contains a mix of misrepresentation and untruths,” he added.

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