Watch the clip above to see LBC’s James O’Brien say with a serious face “it’s just insane how patronising some people are to their readers“. Pots, kettles…
It forms part of a furious rant he inflicted on his listeners this morning. Apparently it is absurd for the media to report on the PM taking a holiday just two weeks into the job, and it’s all fine because he’ll obviously have his phone nearby. An excuse which, for some reason, O’Brien never thought to make for Tory ministers in the past – he also seems to think Yvette Cooper is still Foreign Secretary…
Burnham confirms he spoke to Trump last night about drilling in the North Sea:
“I indicated in the phone call that we had a week last Monday that I would take a pragmatic approach when it comes to the North Sea, and that is my intention as we go forward from here. There is a resource there. When people are struggling, we can’t ignore that. Hence, me indicating that to the president…”