Sketch: Osborne avoids even the mildest chaffing
When the laughter finally died down you could hear George Osborne’s heart hit the floor as he realised he might get the sort of spanking that leaves one unable to sit even on the bouncy green Commons benches.
Minister John Hayes: “One has admirers and one has to cope with that”
I had my suspicions before yesterday, but now I’m sure of it. John Hayes is not real. He is an actor playing a minister from a Michael Dobbs novel.
Osborne’s lesson: Small stories make big waves
In a quiet moment after his disaster budget last March George Osborne would have peeled off his blood-stained shirt and looked at the ugly scars on his back.
Will the 42 “pro statute” Tory MPs remain so
Earlier this week before Leveson was even published, I spoke to the Norfolk MPs about where they stood on statutory regulation.
First thoughts on Leveson...
It seems that faced with an incredibly difficult balancing act, Lord Leveson has done quite a decent job.
Veteran Tory says PM should borrow to invest
As David Cameron fights for less spending in Brussels, a veteran Conservative MP from Suffolk is urging him to invest more in infrastructure back in the UK...and to not be afraid of borrowing to do it.
Liz Truss, aka Miss Dynamite, wins award
The rising star of South West Norfolk MP Liz Truss was confirmed by political magazine The Spectator today, which named her “Minister to Watch”.
D Mili admits “political tactics” over EU budget vote
I was chatting to David Miliband on Monday about the forthcoming negotiations on the European Union’s budget.
Labour rakes in the donations
Overlooked this yesterday...the most recent stats from the Electoral Commission on how much each party has raked in from donations between July and September.
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