Kuennsberg is Kuennsberging. Ages badgering about something Rayner had answered, and then an obsession with an exact number on a policy, just as she did last week about building cladding (quite obviously no specific date could be put on that as it's reliant on having contractors to do it and it'll vary across the country, so why ask over and over when it'll be done).
Rayner's dealt with her pretty competently, I think. Ten minutes on donors, 4 minutes on housing, and then 2 minutes on workers' rights, 2 minutes on Fayed/CPS.
Asking the Deputy Prime Minister if she's willing to be a pain in the neck for the govt is downright odd as a question. Cue more questions about whether she's being marginalised.
Absurd but entirely expected focus. Turns to the panel, and straight back on donations - with the handpicked emails received (no emails then saying 'who cares'? then).
And then Philp coming on to say "we never gave donors passes" amidst the 'apparently' and 'we hear' statements - no, Philp, party treasurers just got put in the Lords in perpetuity.
I wasn't expecting to see a listing but:
en.wikipedia.org
(Labour have had 8 treasurers in 40 years as far as I can tell, 2 of whom are in the Lords, covering 1992-2001).
Compare those with how many prime ministers become peers - Callaghan, Thatcher in 45 years!
www.mancity.com
