David Lammy’s communications blitz has been shoved off the rails by his comments to The News Agents expressing support for rejoining the EU Customs Union. He said:
“That is not currently our policy. That’s not currently where we are. But you can see countries like Turkey with a customs union seemingly benefiting and seeing growth in their economy, and again, that’s self-evident.”
Government insiders tell Guido it’s unlikely Lammy was making a fully thought-out move with his comments. No surprise there – the ‘DPM’ was candidly reflecting on an internal Labour battle over the EU kicked off by a Remainer kabal. Don’t say Guido didn’t warn you…
One government source says the comments were probably and accident and another adds: “What’s he done…” A SpAd was forced to mop up after Lammy by saying Starmer’s “red lines are clear: there will be no return to the single market or the customs union.” For how long…
Some eyebrows have also been raised at the heavy Lammy briefing in Patrick Maguire’s comment piece designating him a “Whatever It Takes” politician. Right…
