Emily Thornberry

This may be, you know, yesterday's news very quickly.

But at the moment, it seems it's very shocking.

I think he should stay on as prime minister.

I think things are much better now that he's changed some of the key personnel.

And I think that, I don't think that, I think Morgan McSweeney had many strengths, but I don't think it was appropriate for him to be head of office.

And I think that a lot of the mistakes that Keir made was as a result and have been as a result of the advice he was getting from Morgan McSweeney or not even advice sometimes, Morgan McSweeney carving out things for himself and exercising power in a way which was completely inappropriate.

Do you think he should have fired Ollie Robbins?

I think he should have fired Ollie Robbins because I don't think it's right for Ollie Robbins to not tell people that there had been a problem with the vetting.

And I don't think it's right for Ollie Robbins not to have taken a record.

I mean, I like Ollie Robbins.

I think that he's very talented.

It's pretty bad not telling anyone, you know, that there had been a problem with vetting with somebody who's as controversial as Peter Mandelson.

And then, OK, not telling anybody at the time, but then, you know, when it kept coming forward.

I mean, remember, I'm the woman who got, you know, who got these ridiculous letters from Ollie Robbins or his evidence.

So I'm not that generously inclined towards him.

You know, when I ask him directly, was there a problem with security with Maddison?

And I just get an answer back saying he, you know, the vetting was done to the usual high standards or whatever.

And he was appointed, you know, not saying, oh, but actually he didn't.

He passed the vetting, but I decided that there were ways in which we could get round it.

It could be ameliorated.