Starmer Fails to Guarantee Miliband’s Job Amid Blair Net Zero Bedlam – Guido Fawkes

Starmer Fails to Guarantee Miliband’s Job Amid Blair Net Zero Bedlam

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The post-PMQs briefing between hacks and Starmer’s spokesman has been dominated by the ongoing chaos over Tony Blair’s intervention into the net zero debate. Something Badenoch chose not to mention during the actual session…

Starmer’s spokesman says it’s “good to see there is broad support for government’s approach to net zero” and that the TBI “has backed the government’s approach.” Broad being the operative word there…

The government is having to point to the bits of policy that Blair agrees with – small modular reactors and carbon capture and storage. After Blair trashed COP summits as the “apogee” of “irrational” debate around net zero Starmer’s spokesman claims the PM supports the summits and that “international collaboration absolutely critical” but he is “always open to ideas.” Eesh…

When asked if he had full confidence in Miliband the spokesman said the energy secretary is doing “a fantastic job in winning the global race for the jobs of the future” and the PM has “full confidence in him.” When asked to guarantee – like for Reeves and Lammy – that Ed would be in post at the next election, none came. Curious…