No10 is refusing to give any specific detail on which departments have been impacted by the global Microsoft outage. Including Downing Street itself…
Instead, the Downing Street spokesman said at today’s Lobby briefing that it was an “ongoing situation” and “contingency arrangements are in place“. What those arrangements are, which departments have activated them, and which services are affected is another matter. Apparently hacks shouldn’t expect No10 to answer those questions…
Asked specifically if Downing Street was impacted, the spokesman said they’re “not going to get into specifics on which departments have been affected [and] we are working with departments and Microsoft to establish the full picture“. Luckily TikTok is still working, Andy…
Mail commentator Dan Hodges – who was kind to Burnham during the Makerfield campaign – now concludes: “The truth is Andy Burnham doesn’t have a 10 year plan. He’s barely got a 10 week plan.“