Number 10 roped Rachel Reeves into the #VoiceCoachGate scandal today, with Starmer’s spokesman confirming she was part of the “core team” that met with him and his voice coach to “work at speed” on a Brexit deal statement. A reminder that Starmer refused to say whether he adhered to all Covid rules during this lockdown meeting at PMQs today…
Five days after the voice coach meeting, a member of Reeves’ household tested positive for Covid, aligning with the virus’ typical incubation period at the time. On 29 December 2020, Reeves tweeted:
“On Monday, a member of my household tested positive for Covid. Thankfully they are doing okay… I am not showing symptoms, but will now be working from home, including closing the Parliamentary debate on the UK’s trade deal with the EU. Please keep safe & follow public health advice.”
It’s exactly why in person meetings were being discouraged, most loudly by Labour politicians themselves…
Former leader of the SNP in Westminster Ian Blackford told Times Radio why he believes Nicola Sturgeon’s claim that she spent no time in the kitchen and therefore didn’t see any of her husband’s purchases:
“She doesn’t have a passion for cooking.”