Guido hears the Department for Energy, Security, and Net Zero in Whitehall has been left in the dark after a power cut this morning, leaving civil servants trapped in a blackout. No electricity, no water, no Wi-Fi—some of them are even stuck in lifts, and staff can’t get out of the building. A fitting tribute to the department’s supposed expertise in energy management…
Red Ed’s building isn’t the only one hit. The Department for Science, Innovation and Technology is also caught in the outage. Perhaps there isn’t enough wind to power the place today…
Sarah Pochin at Reform Scotland’s manifesto launch event: “I really wanted to come on in a Reform tartan burka, but apparently I wasn’t allowed… One day let’s do one of these events not live-streamed. We’ll do all the naughty stuff…”