David Lammy offered up a half-hearted apology for Peter Mandelson’s appointment as US Ambassador:
“As Foreign Secretary at the time of course I was subject to collective responsibility and I am sorry that that decision was made.”
Lammy has previously briefed the newspapers that he was actually against Mandelson’s appointment. Not quite taking responsibility here…
Paula Barker, Liverpool Wavertree MP backing Andy Burnham, told Times Radio there wouldn’t be trouble from the markets under Burnham:
“The markets will have to fall in line.”