{"id":5579,"date":"2026-05-12T18:01:21","date_gmt":"2026-05-12T18:01:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.worldpumpnews.com\/?p=5579"},"modified":"2026-05-12T18:01:21","modified_gmt":"2026-05-12T18:01:21","slug":"chaotic-beth-rigby-gaffe-is-straight-out-of-the-thick-of-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.worldpumpnews.com\/?p=5579","title":{"rendered":"Chaotic Beth Rigby gaffe is straight out of The Thick of It"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div><!--$--><\/p>\n<p><h2>There&#8217;s chaos everywhere you look in Westminster today<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose drop-cap \">\n<p>There was a chaotic moment live on Sky News as Beth Rigby tried to interview a Cabinet minister outside 10 Downing Street.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>It\u2019s safe to say it\u2019s been an eventful day in Westminster with every minute and hour seemingly bringing a new update about Keir Starmer\u2019s future.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>And it looks like the chaos within Number 10 is spreading beyond its doors as well.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$?--><template id=\"B:0\"\/><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>On Tuesday morning, Starmer held a Cabinet meeting during which he dismissed calls for him to resign, some of which have come from within the Cabinet itself.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>Starmer told his ministers that he would be carrying on with the job at hand and that a formal leadership contest had not been triggered.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>As ministers left the meeting and walked out the famous black door of 10 Downing Street, reporters were eager to get a word from them, asking if the prime minister had their support.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>However, things didn\u2019t go quite to plan for Sky News\u2019 Beth Rigby as she tried to get a soundbite from James Murray MP.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>As the chief secretary to the Treasury left Number 10, Rigby and other journalists rushed over to hear from him.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$?--><template id=\"B:1\"\/><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>But Rigby seemed to be caught up in her own camera and sound wiring, preventing her from getting to the minister.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>She then revealed the chaos had caused her to spill coffee over the floor, in a moment that could have been plucked straight out of an episode of the Thick of It.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>The clip was widely shared on social media, but Rigby seemed to take it in good humour as she reposted it with the caption: \u201cLive rolling news\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><!--\/$--><\/div>\n<p>#Chaotic #Beth #Rigby #gaffe #straight #Thick<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There&#8217;s chaos everywhere you look in Westminster today There was a chaotic moment live on Sky News as Beth Rigby tried to interview a Cabinet minister outside 10 Downing Street. 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