David Lammy set hares running last night when he refused to back Starmer’s continuation in office. He said only:
“People want to see the Labour Party deliver, and for councillors working hard, for activists, members on the doorstep making sure that our message is delivered locally, they want to see us nationally delivering on their behalf as well.”
In typical Lammy style he apparently didn’t mean to be so coy and was forced to issue a correction later in the night. Labour Chairman Anna Turley was questioned about the DPM’s reluctance to endorse Starmer:
“He’s clarified that since – David fully supports the PM. They are very close political friends and allies.”
Calamity…
Speaking to Adam Boulton on Times Radio about kicking the Golders Green suspect, Heidi Alexander said:
“I thought that if I was in the shoes of that police officer, then if I’m honest, given the situation, and the fact that he had a backpack on his back, and they were worried about whether that might go off, I could, if I was a police officer, frankly, I could see myself having taken similar action.”