Chris Mason anchors BBC Downing Street coverage as PM's future awaited
BBC political editor Chris Mason is anchoring live coverage from outside 10 Downing Street as Prime Minister Keir Starmer prepares to announce his intentions amid growing questions about his future. Cabinet ministers say Starmer will set out his plans at Downing Street, which could start the process of installing the United Kingdom's seventh prime minister in a decade. Broadcasters and political teams have gathered at No.10 for a planned statement, and the timing and content of Starmer's remarks will determine whether Labour moves quickly to appoint a successor or stage a leadership contest. The outcome matters because a leadership change would reshape government priorities on immigration and NHS targets and heighten concerns about political stability during a fraught political period.
Larry the Cat, the appointed Chief Mouser of Downing Street, has now outlasted 6 UK Prime Ministers, and the Queen herself. He holds the true power over the country
kimmi30this is how i found out
kou!21out of the twenty-nine* reigning monarchs around the world when larry came to power, only twelve remain elizabeth ii and margrethe ii, europe's longest-reigning monarchs, failed to outlast larry the current pope is larry's third pope larry may actually be taking over the world
DawnTheSylv (🎀~)13Is this how I'm learning the PM is retiring.
FriedChurro11Larry could probably run the UK better too, lol
Jay’s Art Corner10There will be actual international mourning when Larry dies.
Thistle5Oh, so Kier finally took the walk off the pier? I get all my news from drift monarchs apparently.
JamesQuest3I want you to know, this is how I found out Kier Starmer resigned.
Farniro2Always love any news about Larry. He's the best! 🥰
it's teki2this is how i found out. can i get all my news from you from now on mr rumble tumble
It's such a defining example of his failure. Had he arrived in Downing Street and immediately announced it as a moral imperative it would have won over much of PLP and voter coalition.
Tyron19And the most mindbending thing is that *everyone knew and was saying from the moment he first junked the commitment in opposition* that there was no way a Labour government would be able to not do it given the strength of feeling within the party universally across factions. Completely pointless.
Dr Jo Kershaw8What’s more, it probably would have meant he had a bit more forgiveness for some of the other decisions the actual Labour vote base didn’t like, such as the immigration stuff (not that I think he should have done that!)
Ollie Springate5Quite but he outsourced his political thinking to people who did not understand who their voters actually were & could not accurately interpret their election win.
rbr440.bsky.social3In a nutshell: lack of political acumen.
cam-toffee.bsky.social2I think it defines the reason for his failure. A lack of political nous. When everything is one disaster after another he was never able to read the room. But the vitriolic hatred of him is so bizarre!
Jack London2I am uncertain if it is a character flaw or his comparative political inexperience until late in life, but this is what characterised Starmer - the tone deafness on matters close to Labour hearts. That and the element of "I" in his leadership in place of "we" Perhaps it was both
Podium people are bringing out equipment outside of Downing Street. Looks like it's happening soon
James Crossland9Yes, but what's Larry doing?
Jac Taylor 🇪🇺🏴🌱5I’m really upset. The bloody baby back benchers have got their way
dunk-cartwright.bsky.social4Oh super- time for more podiums!
meetalleeka.bsky.social3FFS. Labour's been played like a fiddle by Putin and Netanyahu. 😡
Chris2Wonder if he'll poetically go down with heat stroke, the way Sunak was rained on
