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Emily Thornberry hit out at the Conservative government on Friday, joking that its ministers consistently to resign even after admitting to a public mistake.
Speaking to GB News, the shadow attorney general was asked about a PR error from 10 years ago which led her to resign from the Ed Milibandβs front bench.
Host Stephen Dixon said: βYouβre not a particular fan of St Georgeβs cross, are you?β
After a long pause, Thornberry said: βWhat do you mean?β
βWell, you took the mickey out of someone flying the England flag and had to resign as a result of it,β Dixon said.
Realisation suddenly washed over her MPβs face, and she said: βOh youβre talking about a photo I took 10 years ago and put on Twitter!
βYes, I took a photo 10 years ago of a house covered in England flags, is that what you mean? And people made all sorts of assumptions about it?β
She continued: βAs far as I was concerned, it was, you know, if it was going to do any damage to the Labour party, do you know what I did?
βI resigned! Do you remember when people used to do that when they made a mistake?
βYou havenβt seen that forever I think from this lot. They donβt do resigning, do they? Otherwise there wouldnβt be any of them left!β
Their conversation was sparked by Fridayβs spat over the customised St Georgeβs Cross on Nikeβs new England football shirts before it shifted into a conversation over the government.
Itβs worth noting that 11 ministers have actually resigned from Rishi Sunakβs government.
For instance, Gavin Williamson resigned as a minister in November 2022 after allegations he used improper language to other staffers and Nadhim Zahawi was dismissed as Tory chair after a report said he breached the ministerial code,