- Former safeguarding minister Jess Phillips described Sir Keir Starmer as possessing the “resilience of a cockroach” during her first interview since stepping down from the government.
- Phillips resigned on 12 May, citing her inability to continue serving as a minister due to not observing “the change” she and the country expected.
- Her comment, likening Sir Keir to a “cockroach in a nuclear war,” was made during an appearance on the ITV Peston show on Wednesday, 20 May.
- The remark came in response to a question concerning Sir Keir Starmer's prospects of remaining as prime minister.
- Phillips also highlighted the unpredictable nature of recent political developments, suggesting that those who had made predictions were “probably eating their hats now.”
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