Guido hears Whitehall’s relevant units been told to expect and prepare their briefings for a Burnham-chaired, ministerial COBR on events next to RAF Fairford. It is expected later this afternoon…
Burnham has been slow to call a meeting. He was rapid when it was about the hot weather…
The PM will not be returning to London and the meeting will be hybrid involving Burnham and ministers dialling in from Liverpool with civil servants in Whitehall. Zooming in…
UPDATE: Confirmed by Andy Burnham during his LBC phone in. You’re either in front of Guido…
Bookmark this from Andy Burnham:
2029: “that’s when the next election will be.”
May 2027: “Absolutely not.”
“No election any time soon.”
“All of this speculation on an early election, I can knock that dead.”