Letter: The body language said it all ... writing is on the wall for isolated Starmer
A letter from David Fleming:
Last Monday in the House of Commons, Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer displayed the visible appearance of a premier in decline, with his bodily demeanour full of apprehension as though he is a man on the way out.
Few of his front benchers were prepared to defend their leader under attack.
Either side of him sat Rachel Reeves and David Lammy who half-heartedly nodded in support of his statements.
There was no discernible support from the rest of the Cabinet in the immediate surrounds as the PM painted an isolated picture.
The atmosphere was palpable.
It evoked memories of ex-PM Lady Thatcher's ostracism in one debate where Deputy Prime Minister Sir Geoffrey Howe removed his support for her.
The choreography has not changed over the sittings of Parliament.
The “writing is on the wall” on this fiasco could be re-written to, “The body language is on the wall”.
Never mind Sir Keir, there are plenty of briefs at the Bar as a human rights barrister!
David Fleming, Norfolk