Guido has had a look at the morning broadcast rounds – where ministers deal with questions and announce their policies – since the start of the Summer. There are some duff performers…
Darren Jones has not appeared since 14 July – four months have elapsed since then. More egregious, seeing as he is a regular Cabinet minister and not a glorified SpAd, is David Lammy. The ‘DPM’ has not appeared on our breakfast screens in the week since 22 July. From the last few weeks you can see why…
Lammy did one Sunday round in September. After a string of announcements Healey has not appeared since 15 August, and Heidi Alexander was last on in September. Guido has totted up appearances by Cabinet ministers since 01 June:
Phillipson takes the gold medal with six full morning broadcast rounds. Some duffers on display – No10 will want to grid Shabana Mahmood some more what with Labour’s gnashing of teeth over the migration policy changes…
Reeves has said she is confident she will be Chancellor at the next election, telling PA:
“I’m absolutely confident. I set out in a speech a couple of weeks before the Budget that the ambition for the Budget was to cut NHS waiting lists, cut the cost of living, and cut the debt and the deficit.”
