There’s an interesting piece in The Telegraph today titled “Why Keir Starmer’s wife is being kept off the campaign trail”. Despite calls from Labour MPs to bring the “sassy” Lady Vic into the lime-light, requests for interviews, comments, or even “off the record” briefings are strictly forbidden. The paper reports that Labour insiders say Starmer “simply won’t allow the Labour campaign to use Victoria” because of the children…
The reports don’t match with comments from Labour sources who suggest a variety of reasons for her low profile. Three weeks to go so there’s still time…
In Henry Mance’s piece today for the FT, lunching with Nigel Farage:
“Splendido!” Farage says, when the drinks arrive; I suppose it’s a step to European reconciliation. We clink glasses, and he lights the first of two back-to-back Benson & Hedges. A few minutes later, we’re back downstairs. “Are you drinking? Good.” He orders a glass of Sauvignon blanc for each of us — not a bottle, “because it’s Lent” — followed by a bottle of claret, to have with our meal. They say Farage drinks less than he used to. They say a lot of things.”