Senior Ministers Had No Contact from Downing Street After Backing Starmer

What was said

"We've had no contact, we've had no encouragement, we've had no sense of, you know, what the plan is."

MPs who signed a public letter supporting Starmer at the start of the crisis reported receiving zero follow-up from Downing Street or the Whip's Office. The revelation points to poor political management at the heart of government during a leadership crisis. Campbell characterized this as evidence of old-fashioned political management not being what it should be.