Labour's deputy leader has recalled the moment she saw a note confirming the Queen had fallen seriously ill - before Keir Starmer had to leave the Commons chamber to be briefed.
Angela Rayner said she remembered thinking 'this is going to change everything' when frontbenchers were handed the foreboding message. She said that the note was written 'in plain English' and made it clear how serious the situation was, the Mirror reports.
Speaking on The News Agents podcast, she said: "I read between the lines on that because you don't get a note saying the Queen's unwell if she's got a bit of a cough and cold." She added: "It was kind of the first thought that went from my mind was a personal thought of 'oh my God, this is going to change everything'.
