Lammy and Hermer's loyalty may cost them their jobs under a Burnham premiership
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Joshua Rozenberg
11d ago· 2 min readenNews
Summary
The article discusses the political loyalty of David Lammy and Lord Hermer KC, who were among the few senior government members to attend Prime Minister Keir Starmer's resignation speech. It suggests their loyalty signals they may lose their jobs when Andy Burnham becomes prime minister. The piece also previews Lord Hermer's performance before the Commons justice committee, where he defended his decision to stop using social media.
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bskyLammy and Hermer's loyalty may cost them their jobs under a Burnham premiershiprozenberg.substack.comKey quotes
· 3 pulledDavid Lammy and Lord Hermer KC were just about the only senior members of Sir Keir Starmer's government to turn up in Downing Street on Monday for the prime minister's resignation speech.
Their loyalty is both admirable and a pretty clear signal that the justice secretary and the attorney general are unlikely to keep their jobs when Andy Burnham becomes prime minister.
What will Hermer be remembered for? The one decision he owned up to in a confident and assured performance before the Commons justice committee on Tuesday was to stop using the social me
What will Andy Burnham do about jury reform? And who will handle it?
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