'Its terrifying... this man takes charge when the PM cannot'

BUT Calamity Lammy has one powerful protector - Keir Starmer.

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The pair are close friends but, more importantly, the Prime Minister will do everything possible not to lose another deputy just a couple of months after the last one was forced out. After all his promises of stability and integrity, giving up a dozen ministers in just a little over a year would be hugely damaging.

But Starmer has only himself to blame, as the signs Lammy would implode have been there for all to see. It's easy to mock. There’s the embarrassing appearance on Celebrity Mastermind where he scored just 13 points after a series of howlers, including answering “Which variety of blue English cheese traditionally accompanies port?” with the response “Red Leicester”.

There’s the time he was railing against the lack of police on the streets during a live television interview while an officer was standing right behind him.