At the Lobby briefing of Westminster journalists Starmer’s spokesman has confirmed the PM’s U-turn on a bank holiday to celebrate the Lionesses’ victory last night. Scandalous…
Back in 2022 Starmer said there should be a “day of celebration” if the women’s team won the World Cup – “one that should be marked with a proper day of celebration, where clubs can open and promote access for women and girls.” No extra time off – how things change when you end up staring that £2.4 billion GDP hit in the face…
Now the line from Downing Street is: “If we had a bank holiday every time the lionesses win we’d never go to work.” Thousands of young sportswomen are now aware of Starmer’s propensity for sharp U-turns…
Sarah Pochin at Reform Scotland’s manifesto launch event: “I really wanted to come on in a Reform tartan burka, but apparently I wasn’t allowed… One day let’s do one of these events not live-streamed. We’ll do all the naughty stuff…”