At least before 2044, 30 years after the last referendum on Scottish independence, the answer to any request for another one is going to be no from anyone who might realistically become the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. Yet none of the 37 Labour MPs sitting for Scotland, nor indeed any member of either House, has been deemed capable of appointment as Minister of State for Trade, so for the time being Anas Sarwar is in government without being in Parliament.
The position of Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Safeguarding remains vacant, so here is the future Lord Lindsay of Lanchester reporting for duty. I have not already taken severance pay for the same job in the manner of Angela Rayner, never mind Margaret Curran, who resigned due to ill health after 15 days last year, or Alex Davies-Jones, who resigned due to ill health on 12 May 2026. Natalie Fleet will also have been paid off after less than three months.
Shame they replaced Mike Tapp or you could have had both jobs.
ReplyDeleteThe securocrats have had a bad reshuffle in general.
DeleteDharmendra Pradhan is looking for a job.
ReplyDeleteAnd as a Commonwealth citizen, he is eligible for a peerage.
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