SW1ers have noticed Starmer’s hagiographer Tom Baldwin lurking around with the Treasury team at Reeves’ events – like her here-come-the-taxes one on Tuesday. It’s for a good reason…
Guido hears Baldwin is writing a long read on the Chancellor. Do you think it will be hard-hitting?
Last time Baldwin spoke to Starmer for the Observer the PM reversed on weeks of messaging and had a minor mental breakdown aimed at his top staff. Let’s see if Reeves does the same…
The Baldwinification of Reeves is a confirmation, were any needed, that No10 and No11 are tied inexorably to each other. For better or worse Starmer and Reeves are bound together in Phase 2 and beyond…
Labour sources speculate that Baldwin is desperate to get a comms job in the administration. After he was spotted at the Reeves speech this week George Osborne commented on the ex-journalist’s career on his Political Currency podcast: “It’s always on the up. He’s always high.” It is just the case with some highly-driven people…
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.”