Irrelevant Lords minister Jacqui Smith was sent out for the morning round to bat for Starmer. No one else has said a peep today…
So far today no Cabinet minister has gone on record anywhere, let alone in front of a TV camera, to support the PM. Tells you something…
UPDATE: Lammy comes out for Starmer:
Keir Starmer won a massive mandate 18 months ago, for five years to deliver on Labour’s manifesto that we all stood on.
We should let nothing distract us from our mission to change Britain and we support the Prime Minister in doing that.
— David Lammy (@DavidLammy) February 9, 2026
Speaking about Morgan McSweeney’s resignation, skills minister Jacqui Smith told Times Radio:
“It’s clearly not ideal but I do understand why Morgan, as he explained, decided to resign at this point. But the important thing as you say is how we both tackle what this Epstein and Mandelson scandal has identified and also how we make sure, as the prime minister is absolutely determined to, that we continue the change that the country needs and that’s what I’m focusing on this morning.”