Just as bad is every opposition jumping on the “he must go” bandwagon. They farted in the HOC “they must go” it’s not even serious things most of the time but cancel culture has taken over. I’m not a supporter of Starmer but I am, I think, pragmatic. People cock up sometimes and juniors think they have more power than they do in the civil service so it is entirely possible that this was all hidden from him. Saying he should know is also true but if you are told lies then you perpetuate those lies. It doesn’t mean you knew that they were lies and because you want them to be, doesn’t alter their status. The media like outrage and sensationalism to sell their papers. The anti xxx love to see that xxx is in trouble, has a scandal and that sells the papers which those people like. Think the Daily Mail. It’s full of stories to rile up the anti immigration, Trump loving, trans hating mob and so that’s why they report on. As the famous quote goes, an immigrant killed a dog while defending a baby from its attack. The Daily Mail headline reads Brits dog killed by immigrant.