‘We’re not making it up’: UK political chaos is not media’s fault, say journalists

Sky's political editor, Beth Rigby, interviewing Keir Starmer before the 2024 general election. Rigby said the criticisms felt unfair, adding: ‘I don’t see it as a game.’ Photograph: Getty Images

Politicians, not reporters, are responsible for driving a decade of chaos in Westminster, prominent political editors have said, after accusations that the media have become addicted to political crises.

Britain could yet appoint its seventh prime minister since the Brexit vote 10 years ago, after the turmoil that has engulfed Keir Starmer’s leadership since Labour’s May election results.