DAILY MAIL COMMENT: Sheer hypocrisy of Keir's crony culture

It was bad enough that prominent Labour donor Lord Alli was given an access-all-areas pass to Downing Street and was allowed to throw a jolly party there for friends and fellow fundraisers. Lord Alli is said to have been working with senior party officials since early this year to compile a list of placemen and women to fill high-profile roles due to come vacant in the life of this Parliament. In government, he is doing the exact opposite Lord Alli is said to have been working with senior party officials since early this year to compile a list of placemen and women to fill high-profile roles So how did this man achieve so much influence? As ever, Sir Keir rejects accusations of cronyism, saying: ‘We want the best people in the best posts.’ Yes, but only if they support the Labour Party. An undated file photo shows Diego Garcia, the largest island in the Chagos archipelago and site of a major United States military base Mauritius – supported by the UN – now wants the archipelago back, claiming to represent the interests of the displaced residents as well as its own.