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Daniel Martin

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Deputy Political Editor, Daily Telegraph

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Last Front PageJUN 3, 2026Latest appearance

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‘Every meeting I have is: Who can we tax to pay benefits to others?’

Minister's messages in Mandelson files show Government at war with itself over rising welfare bill

View Front PageDaily Telegraph • JUN 2, 2026

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Starmer, Reeves and Lammy all use vanishing WhatsApp messages

With:Dominic Penna,Nick Gutteridge

Daily Telegraph•JUN 3, 2026

‘Every meeting I have is: Who can we tax to pay benefits to others?’

Minister's messages in Mandelson files show Government at war with itself over rising welfare bill

Daily Telegraph•JUN 2, 2026•Lead Story

Tories plan benefits ‘ration cards’ for criminals

Daily Telegraph•JUN 1, 2026

Rayner in election fraud row

Five arrested in MP's constituency over claims of fake council candidates as former deputy PM denies any involvement

With:Gordon Rayner

Daily Telegraph•MAY 22, 2026•Lead Story

The paper places a senior Labour politician at the centre of a local electoral controversy by featuring her name prominently in the main headline. The subheadline carefully balances the report of arrests with her explicit denial of involvement.

Don't cap food prices, Bank warns Reeves

Supermarket bosses and experts round on ‘unsustainable’ plan to curb inflation

With:Szu Ping Chan,Tim Wallace

Daily Telegraph•MAY 21, 2026•Lead Story

The paper frames the Chancellor's policy proposal as broadly opposed by authoritative figures, amplifying criticism from the Bank of England and retail executives to suggest the plan is economically unsound.

Labour plots death tax on £2m homes

Daily Telegraph•MAY 20, 2026

Frames a proposed council tax surcharge on high-value properties as a punitive 'death tax' targeting inheritances.

Burnham retreats on push to rejoin EU

Labour leadership contender distances himself from previous calls after backlash

Daily Telegraph•MAY 18, 2026•Lead Story

The paper frames the story as a political U-turn, highlighting internal Labour Party friction and pressure over European policy. The language emphasises defensive action by Burnham following criticism.

Unions will tell Starmer to go after poll rout

Labour predicted to shed votes to Reform and Greens in local elections bloodbath

With:Tony Diver

Daily Telegraph•MAY 7, 2026•Lead Story

The paper leads on anticipating a poor electoral performance by the Labour Party, focusing on expected internal pressure from trade unions to replace the party leader.

'It's over': Cabinet turns on Starmer over Mandelson scandal

With:Tony Diver,Dominic Penna

Daily Telegraph•APR 23, 2026

Highlights severe internal Labour divisions and mounts pressure on the Prime Minister regarding a growing political scandal.

Labour MPs vent fury at ‘toxic’ No10

Cabinet backlash as civil servant claims he was forced to approve Mandelson’s US role

With:Tony Diver,Pieter Snepvangers

Daily Telegraph•APR 22, 2026•Lead Story

The paper leads on internal divisions within the governing party, using strong quoted language to frame the Prime Minister's operation as facing significant backlash from its own MPs and civil servants. The angle prioritises the allegations of institutional pressure over the government's rebuttal.

Starmer’s own advisers criticise defence plan

With:Dominic Penna,Tom Cotterill

Daily Telegraph•APR 15, 2026

Focuses on internal dissent within the Labour party, framing their military strategy as inadequate and dangerous.

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Paperboy tracks bylines on the front pages of major US and UK broadsheets. This page shows every front-page story attributed to Daniel Martin in our archive, based on bylines extracted from front-page images by AI. It covers only front-page stories — not the full output of this journalist. Data begins April 2026.