Westminster village ‘playing game’, says former Labour insider | News

Sir Keir Starmer’s biographer has criticized Labour’s internal turmoil, saying he was “surprised that a party would behave this way” amid growing questions about the leadership.

To talk Independent Following the state opening of Parliament on Wednesday 13 May, Tom Baldwin said it was “difficult to argue that those responsible were acting in the national interest”.

His comments came amid reports that Health Secretary Wes Streeting was preparing to resign following talks with the prime minister.

“One of the reasons for this polarization and populism in the country is that people think politics is not about them. It’s about the village of Westminster. It’s about the game being played there.”