are going to be today. and then you keep calling people throughout the day and you hope that they answer. and often it s really difficult because things, as i say, move very quickly. this morning, for example, we know that michael gove spoke to the prime minister and suggested it might be time to leave. we know that, all afternoon, ministers, very senior cabinet ministers have been meeting here in westminster, talking about whether they should go en masse to make that point, whether or not they need to wait a little bit until after the 1922 to see what happens. so you just need to make sure that you ve got the right points of contact to be in the right place at the end of the day and ultimately retain the ability to speak to those on the backbenches and get a bit of a broader view of where the party ends up when it s all said and done. well, i don t want to stop you doing that for too long. thanks very much indeed for speaking to us. i ll let you get back to it. that s kate mccann from
well, i don t want to stop you doing that for too long. thanks very much indeed for speaking to us. i ll let you get back to it. that s kate mccann from talktv. let s also bring in eleanor langford, a lobby journalist with politicshome. eleanor, you have a different audience, differentjournalism products that you need to report for. tell me about how you are organising yourself this afternoon. well, on a day like today, it s very similar to kate. i like what she said about flat shoes and snacks cos we need a lot of that. one of the biggest aspects is continually talking to people and continually checking in with with sources and being in the right place at the right time. you know, i vejust come from portcullis house, which is like the sort of lifeblood of parliament, sat there. mps will come over and talk to me and just give me passing bits of information. and i wouldn t get that if i was sat at home, you know, on whatsapp, on my phone. being there and being outside the room, being
of the day and ultimately retain the ability to speak to those on the backbenches and get a bit of a broader view of where the party ends up when it s all said and done. well, i don t want to stop you doing that for too long. thanks very much indeed for speaking to us. i ll let you get back to it. that s kate mccann from talktv. let s also bring in eleanor langford, a lobby journalist with politicshome. eleanor, you have a different audience, differentjournalism products that you need to report for. tell me about how you are organising yourself this afternoon. well, on a day like today, it s very similar to kate. i like what she said about flat shoes and snacks cos we need a lot of that. one of the biggest aspects is continually talking to people and continually checking in with with sources and being in the right place at the right time. you know, i vejust come from portcullis house, which is like the sort of lifeblood of parliament, sat there. mps will come over and talk to me and
in touch with today. you touch base with them early in the morning. often, i have to say, before i ve got out of bed, i ve sent a few whatsapps to see where people are going to be today. and then you keep calling people throughout the day and you hope that they answer. and often it s really difficult because things, as i say, move very quickly. this morning, for example, we know that michael gove spoke to the prime minister and suggested it might be time to leave. we know that, all afternoon, ministers, very senior cabinet ministers have been meeting here in westminster, talking about whether they should go en masse to make that point, whether or not they need to wait a little bit until after the 1922 to see what happens. so you just need to make sure that you ve got the right points of contact to be in the right place at the end of the day and ultimately retain the ability to speak to those on the backbenches and get a bit of a broader view of where the party ends up when it s all sai
journalist with politicshome. eleanor, you have a different audience, differentjournalism products that you need to report for. tell me about how you are organising yourself this afternoon. well, on a day like today, it s very similar to kate. i like what she said about flat shoes and snacks cos we need a lot of that. one of the biggest aspects is continually talking to people and continually checking in with with sources and being in the right place at the right time. you know, i vejust come from portcullis house, which is like the sort of lifeblood of parliament. sat there, mps will come over and talk to me and just give me passing bits of information. and i wouldn t get that if i was sat at home, you know, on whatsapp, on my phone. being there and being outside the room, being you get those little titbits that you wouldn t get elsewhere. and in portcullis house, are mps talkative or do you have to persuade them to talk? on a day like today, they re a lot more talkative than they u