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 to Sky News off the back of Rachel Reeves’ Air Passenger Duty hike, Ryanair chief executive Michael O’Leary said:
“Labour is dependent on those Red Wall seats, and yet every move she makes poisons economic growth and damages the UK’s recovery… it’s the Chancellor who stumbles from policy misstep to policy misstep… I think her policy decisions are incredibly stupid.”