Emily Thornberry: “I want to rebuild good vibes about the UK”

Emily Thornberry was shadow foreign secretary from 2016 to 2020 and shadow attorney general from 2021 to 2024 .

Thornberry blames a hysterical media’ for contributing to this drop in support.

Labour has fallen six points in opinion polls and Reform has risen by about eight points since the election.

Emily Thornberry was elected chair of the Foreign Affairs Select Committee last September .

She describes her background as 'odd' in that it was well educated and international, but also deprived.

As chair, she wants to help rebuild “people’s good vibes about the UK ”.