By historic standards, Keir Starmer’s cabinet has been striking for its unity. The defining struggle in the government’s first 100 days – Sue Gray vs Morgan McSweeney – came within No 10 itself. But over the weekend a new threshold was crossed.
For the first time, Downing Street publicly rebuked a cabinet minister. “Louise Haigh’s comments were her own personal views and did not represent the views of the government,” a No 10 spokesperson said of the Transport Secretary (who I interviewed earlier this year).
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