Emily Thornberry joins deputy Labour leader race and says Gaza and wealth tax among her priorities – UK politics live
Thornberry joins Bridget Phillipson and Bell Ribeiro-Addy in having said she will standKeir Starmer is chairing the first cabinet meeting since last week’s reshuffle. Downing Street invited a pool photographer to take some pictures (Toby Melville) and, while politicians’ facial expressions aren’t always a reliable guide to what they think, Melville has filed some pictures that seem to reveal a great deal about the reshuffle drama.Starmer is probably just relieved it has gone reasonably well. Darren Jones, the new chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and first secretary to the PM, has had a colossal promotion. And David Lammy has been promoted too, and is now deputy PM. Those two look pretty happy in this shot. Continue reading...
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Thornberry joins Bridget Phillipson and Bell Ribeiro-Addy in having said she will stand
Keir Starmer is chairing the first cabinet meeting since last week’s reshuffle. Downing Street invited a pool photographer to take some pictures (Toby Melville) and, while politicians’ facial expressions aren’t always a reliable guide to what they think, Melville has filed some pictures that seem to reveal a great deal about the reshuffle drama.
Starmer is probably just relieved it has gone reasonably well. Darren Jones, the new chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and first secretary to the PM, has had a colossal promotion. And David Lammy has been promoted too, and is now deputy PM. Those two look pretty happy in this shot.
Continue reading...
