Guido has done additional digging on Darren Jones’ short-lived “command centre” – the Cabinet Office room from which he monitored situations with staff. Jones told the Times about how great it was…
Apart from proposing to spend vast amounts on raising the ceiling, there were other costs associated with branding up the room:
- The supply and installation of two phone booths and the removal of existing furniture cost £12,175.59.
- The Cabinet Office spent £7,529.80 on design services in relation to this room provided by the Government Property Agency.
In an interview with the New Statesman today Darren Jones said he was offered the same deal as everyone else – betray Starmer for a job – but Burnham owed too many jobs for him to have secured a good one. The command centre ship went on without its captain…
Asked by Lobby hacks about his past comments on Trump (“any UK politician who gave Trump the time of day should be ashamed right now”) Burnham was blithe:
“Politicians say things throughout their career, but now the important thing is to focus on the moment you are in.”
Were it so easy…
