After two debacles that have demonstrated a massive lack of judgment in appointments made by Keir Starmer since becoming Prime Minister, both of which have created serious ramifications, he is about to create a third.
Starmer has now sacked Chris Wormauld, the Cabinet Secretary, whom he appointed after about a year in office - a surprisingly short term in office.
It is widely reported that he intends to replace him with Dame Antonio Romeo, who was considered when Wormauld was appointed, without repeating the vetting process, because it is claimed that none is required, as she was vetted a year or so ago.
Channel 4 News noted this in a quite extraordinary interview last night with Lord McDonald last night:
Rarely have I seen a civil servant angrier. He made no attempt to hide it either. He obviously thinks that this appointment would represent a massive error of judgment.
No. 10 is already making excuses:
'Some time ago' is doing a mighty lot of work in that claim, and as current evidence shows, it is no excuse at all if serious issues exist with the potential to cause reputational damage to the post she is to be appointed to and to the person appointing her.
Is Starmer really stupid enough to do this? If he is, we have to assume that all his excuses are no more than that, and that there is a fundamental flaw in his character that is now apparent, which really does require that he be replaced as Prime Minister as soon as possible.
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Pretty much everyone agrees that Mandelson shouldn’t have been appointed as US ambassador given what was widely known about him. Starmer’s very serious flaws are obvious to all yet Labour MPs and the Cabinet seemingly want to keep him in situ. There’s a fairly rich irony in there somewhere isn’t there?
As you say the interview is quite extraordinary and highlights again Starmer’s hopeless incompetence. Labour is befret of leadership talent evidenced by Wes Streeting being supported as a potential successor.
Thank you, Richard.
The trail may lead to a former PM. He had dealings with her in NYC. It may expose how rotten the political elite is and how it’s bipartisan.
Former PMs are in trouble….
Prepare for a ringside seat at the live broadcast of “Downing St. Jenga”, streaming on all channels, now and until further notice.
It would be funny, if it wasn’t for the fact that it is our country that will come crashing round our ears, not just Brian Rix and his Whitehall farce of a government (that dates me).
Meanwhile, wiser heads are drawing up plans for a better, more caring, and sustainable future.
KUTGW!
The problem is that there isn’t anyone in the higher echelons of the Labour Party who would be a better leader than Starmer.
You look at the government front bench and you shake your head.