As the Labour party slowly implodes, Jeremy Corbyn is doing his best to keep the show on the road. To do this, the Leader’s Office today agreed that it would be a good idea to let Sky News film a meeting of the new Shadow Cabinet.
Although Corbyn’s director of communications Seumas Milne clearly hoped this would prove that everything was tickety boo, the Labour leader had doubts. Unfortunately for everyone concerned, his doubts only surfaced once Sky had actually arrived and started filming:
Jeremy Corbyn reshuffles the shadow cabinet – literally – before TV filming https://t.co/7D7wyfdN1c https://t.co/ceabdcinNd
— Sky News (@SkyNews) June 28, 2016
Corbyn can be heard muttering that ‘this seems a bad idea’, before summoning Milne to share his doubts. After some awkward exchanges they pause filming. When the camera is back on, the cabinet have reshuffled around the Labour leader, with Cat Smith swapped for Emily Thornberry, and Tom Watson nowhere to be seen.
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