by Webby | 6th April 2020 | Parliamentary plots and conspiracy
Shadow Cabinet’s Common People [embedded content] Now the Shadow Cabinet is in place, Angela Rayner and Jon Ashworth will be breathing sighs of relief to remain at the top table. Guido wonders when the lockdown is over whether they’ll party as hard as they did at...
by Webby | 6th April 2020 | Parliamentary plots and conspiracy
April SpAd Update Whilst there remains no signs of a fully-updated internal SpAd list from No. 10 (they must have other priorities at the moment), hires and reshuffles are still going ahead. Guido brings you the latest: Cass Horowitz has been hired by Rishi...
by Webby | 6th April 2020 | Parliamentary plots and conspiracy
Starmer Rebuilds Labour in his Own Image Along with continuing his front bench reshuffle, today Keir Starmer also started appointing his backroom team, beginning with hiring Ben Nunn – his former spokesman – as his new Director of Comms, replacing Seumas...
by Webby | 6th April 2020 | Parliamentary plots and conspiracy
New Shadow Chancellor Was Fined for Breaking Election Rules New Shadow Chancellor Anneliese Dodds does not come to the job with an unblemished record. Back when she was a student hack at the Oxford University Student Union (not to be confused with the more prestigious...
by Webby | 6th April 2020 | Parliamentary plots and conspiracy
Bur-Gone, But Not Forgotten: His Career Highlights Guido will miss Richard Burgon’s front bench role, from his curious first front bench position as Shadow City Minister (where he tried his best to not meet with the City), to taking on responsibility as Shadow...
by Webby | 6th April 2020 | Parliamentary plots and conspiracy
Minister Calls on Boris to Handover Running the Country James Dudderidge, Minister at the Foreign Office, quietly broke ranks last night to call on Boris to hand over the reins of power until such a time he has recovered from Coronavirus. In contrast, the line from...
