Squirm

Reeves dragged into Starmer voice coach lockdown row as PM rages against ‘partying’ Tories

Now it has emerged that Ms Reeves was part of a meeting attended by a “small team” – of which the coach was a “core part”, Downing Street said – that helped Sir Keir prepare for a press statement on Brexit.

Sir Keir's press secretary said the PM believed it was not reasonably possible for Ms Mellinger to have done her job from home, which is why they met face to face, as she accused the Tories of “desperate mud-slinging”.

Blimey this is undignified stuff. We expect it of course, but it should be rather less common than it is. All it does is allow the main actors to become familiar with squirming, although it's surprising they aren't better at it. 

Starmer will need another hefty dose of plane trips after such a major squirm, it seems to be the only thing which keeps him going.