Revisionism the order of Labour’s day as the wagons circle around Starmer | John Crace

The same cabinet ministers who failed to speak up for the PM in the morning were soon offering their undying supportNot another one. On Sunday it was Morgan McSweeney, Keir Starmer’s chief of staff, who took one for the team by resigning over the Peter Mandelson appointment. On Monday, No 10’s head of communications, Tim Allan, did likewise without offering much by way of an explanation.Presumably it was a last stand to defend the boss against the circling wagons. “We need a futile gesture, chaps.” No matter that most normal people won’t have heard of either of them. Let alone be able to identify them in a police lineup. Continue reading...