Senior Conservatives have accused Labour of taking it's "destroy the country" policy and claiming it as their own.
Sir Gavin Williamson led the charge. 'Destroying the country is our brand, it's what we do. So it's a bit rich for Labour to announce they're also going to have a go. Personally, I have worked very hard cocking up defence and education and you won't believe what I had to try and unsee in exchange for my knighthood. When I close my eyes, I can still see it. I don't think anyone from Labour would go that far.'
Chris Grayling was due to speak but due to an "incident" with a revolving door, didn't arrive at the press briefing.
Sir Gavin went on to propose replacing lorries with pogo sticks.
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First published 6 Jul 2022
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After a disastrous first 14 minutes as Prime Minister (Designate) voices within the Labour Party are beginning to say that it may be time for Andy Burnham to go.
The last quarter (of an hour), in which very little actual change has been perceived in the country, has seen his poll ratings flatline, and the sense that 'Britain is broken' lingers with the electorate.
In all this time as leader (designate) he has only made two public statements, and none of these have addressed the fundamental problems in the country, problems which are fundamentally part of the everyday lives of the fundamental voters.
Unless Burham can reverse this swing against him, he faces an increasingly uphill battle to rally MPs and win over public opinion.
Several names have been mentioned as successors, but as yet no clear favourite has emerged, largely because they are all very poor choices. Each potential candidate has their own obvious personal and professional flaws. So any of them could end up as PM.