Starmer’s voice coach Leonie Mellinger posted on 22 May 2020 about how all of her training sessions were conducted online:
“The current situation means that all our interactions are now virtual and online… and that led me to thinking about the shift in skill set needed to deal with the current interactions that we’re having I think there’s a danger that people think because it’s virtual they can sit back and not really think about the impact that they’re making on others.”
She made a lot of her remote work. Mellinger tweeted about working from home barely a week after she was in Labour HQ to personally coach Starmer…
Seven months she said all work was online and as London was in strict Tier 4 restrictions Mellinger would travel in person to Labour HQ on Victoria Street to coach Starmer. It has already been established that Mellinger and Starmer had over-the-phone training prior to this. Why did the actress change her online training method to meet Starmer in person under Tier 4? Downing Street is refusing to comment on whether the PM broke lockdown rules in a break from its previous policy and hacks are told there will be no independent investigation “into whether Starmer was working.” Pressure is mounting on Mr Rules…
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…”
