I've never got the logic in not having a named deputy PM. To be fair I think the government have been doing what many business have had to do - sharing the load around a bit.
And going off topic slightly but tonight showed why it's important to have a national figurehead who isn't involved in the politics of the day on occassions like this, and in our case having someone with a direct link to the second World War addressing the nation 80 years on just seemed to hit the right note.
I've never got the logic in not having a name deputy PM.
Whilst we don't have a named Deputy PM, we do have a 'First Secretary of State', who would be de facto Deputy PM. That position is currently held by Dominic Raab.
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Really impressed with James Reynolds. We don't get to see him in a presenter capacity on the news channel very often. Has an aura of a younger Stephen Cole about him.
Really impressed with James Robins. We don't get to see him much in a presenter capacity on the news channel very often. Has an aura of a younger Stephen Cole about him.
Really impressed with James Robins. We don't get to see him much in a presenter capacity on the news channel very often. Has an aura of a younger Stephen Cole about him.
James Reynolds.
Typo.
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Bit of a mess there cutting Alan Duncan off so he can repeat the same statement yet again and get to the weather on time...
Was it played out to all broadcasters at once or did Sky, ITV, and others have their own version?
The Sky Enex feed on 16e was of the same VT card so I believe it was fed from BBC to all media
It was played out live from the BBC to everywhere. In fact that VT clock tells you where it was played from!
Okay, but I wasn’t sure if some places would keep it properly embargoed (reputable news organizations that wouldn’t discuss its contents) or if they’d provide a stream for the other organizations.
