Friends of Angela Rayner - who demanded soak-the-rich economic policies - say she believes that there is a misogynistic, anti-Northern streak in senior figures in Downing Street .
Will the history books conclude that this was the day when Sir Keir Starmer began to hand back the independence for which the British people voted nearly nine years ago?
The gaffe meant journalists were forced into a last-ditch scramble to get to the correct venue in order to quiz Sir Keir about his trade deal with Donald Trump .
The former prime minister, who was forced out of No10 in 2022, is the only party leader under whom the Tories poll higher than their opponents on the right.
Pay review bodies have recommended 4 per cent for teachers and 3 per cent for NHS workers - significantly more than the 2.8 per cent the government has proposed.