David Lammy was wheeled out this morning to represent the government’s position on the ongoing crisis following Iranian missiles launching into Israel and further reports of an imminent Israeli ground invasion in Lebanon. Lammy said he would really like to see:
“A plan that allows for Israelis to move back to their homes in northern Israel and allows the Lebanese to move back to their homes in southern Israel.”
He clearly missed the memo that in fact, Lebanese people would probably want to go to south Lebanon, not Israel. Unlike Starmer’s “release the sausages” moment, Lammy didn’t correct himself. Our Foreign Secretary, everyone…
Burnham confirms he spoke to Trump last night about drilling in the North Sea:
“I indicated in the phone call that we had a week last Monday that I would take a pragmatic approach when it comes to the North Sea, and that is my intention as we go forward from here. There is a resource there. When people are struggling, we can’t ignore that. Hence, me indicating that to the president…”