Tag: Therese Coffey

“Britain deserves better", Shadow environment secretary Jim McMahon said.

Senior Tory MP Sir Charles Walker said what took place was “inexcusable”.

"She thinks uncapped bonuses for millionaire bankers is a terrific idea but the nurses who sacrificed so much to keep us safe during the pandemic should accept another crappy real terms pay cut."

"She’s made it all the way to the Today Programme blissfully unaware of her own Government’s tobacco policy," Wes Streeting said.

Cameras caught at least three delegates in the hall snoozing during her speech on Tuesday and a couple more looked on the verge.

“That’s fantastic – Dr Coffey with Dr Dre as the Health Secretary."

"Really nice to see Therese taking food poverty seriously and not just sitting there like a smug landlord."

At the time, non-essential shops, leisure and entertainment venues were closed as well as pubs, bars and restaurants, and people were urged to stay at home except for limited reasons including work if it could not be done from home.

Coffey belted out the Dirty Dancing hit just hours after enacting the biggest overnight benefits cut since the Second World War.