Labour Government 2024 - ? - Page 290

Re: Labour Government 2024 - ?#109469

By Tubby Isaacs - Thu Apr 23, 2026 5:42 pm

- Thu Apr 23, 2026 5:42 pm #109469

I was dubious that Darren Jones was telling the truth about what the Cabinet Office said yesterday. He's been backed by Cat Little. This would be quite the blow to Robbins, wouldn't it?

And Karl Turner and Jonathan Bash's response to this is to go after the PM?

I know Alex Wickham used to work for Guido Fawkes, but he's done more than The Guardian to be fair.

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Re: Labour Government 2024 - ?#109470

By Tubby Isaacs - Thu Apr 23, 2026 6:06 pm

- Thu Apr 23, 2026 6:06 pm #109470

What the flying fuck does this mean?! Lots of policies seem to be happening, despite the PM apparently doing everything wrong. Stephen Bush has been on this "Starmer doesn't know how to do anything" kick for yonks now. The big thing here is he said "no pressure existed whatsoever" and what? Bear in mind, Stephen Bush has as much idea what happened as anyone else who wasn't there.

What are these multiple mistakes? Appointing Mandelson, fine. What are the rest? How do they compare to being hauled over the coals for what seems to have been a misleading splash?

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Re: Labour Government 2024 - ?#109471

By mattomac - Thu Apr 23, 2026 6:08 pm

- Thu Apr 23, 2026 6:08 pm #109471

I gave up listening to him a long time ago.

Anyhow seems to have completely fallen off the BBC main page.

Re: Labour Government 2024 - ?#109473

By kreuzberger - Thu Apr 23, 2026 6:13 pm

- Thu Apr 23, 2026 6:13 pm #109473

Now that the distinctly average sarah.smith@bbc.co.uk* has snaffed Trump's mobile number, the BBC are as proud as Punch and have moved on to "Keir, who?" for this evening's instructional bulletins regarding what should be of greatest concern to us all.

*See how that works?

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Re: Labour Government 2024 - ?#109474

By Tubby Isaacs - Thu Apr 23, 2026 6:40 pm

- Thu Apr 23, 2026 6:40 pm #109474

So Karl Turner and Jonathan Bash haven't managed to keep the story going? Is Sir Keir allowed to spend more time on geopolitical crises till Monday? Or more likely Sunday, when the session with McSweeney will be described as "a bombshell happening tmrw"

Re: Labour Government 2024 - ?#109484

By Tubby Isaacs - Thu Apr 23, 2026 10:05 pm

- Thu Apr 23, 2026 10:05 pm #109484

Another bombshell we've all missed.

The appointment of Mandelson which the PM approved, very obviously, wasn't actually approved because someone can't find a piece of paper? Mini-scandal that there's no coming back from apparently. Perhaps these can all be added up and together and count as a scandal? And somehow we'll get to the equivalent of "Starmer knew all about the failed vetting, resign!"