The Queen’s Speech debate is drawing to a close in the Commons, but it’s not been without rancour.
This afternoon Labour MP Ian Austin referred to a Tory opponent as “the idiot from Bournemouth”. He was forced to apologise by the Deputy Speaker Dawn Primarolo – although he apologised to her, not the Tory MP in question. Here’s the exchange:
Ed Miliband MP, Leader of the Labour Party, in a speech at Leeds College of Music, said: Today is about the young people of Britain. And all who care about them right across the generations. I have listened to you. And today I pledge the government I lead is going to work with you to change your future for the better. Four years ago I said the Promise of Britain – that the next generation will do better than the […]
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As expected, Labour have today confirmed that they pledge to cut tuition fees from £9,000 to £6,000 a year. In an email sent out to thousands of supporters by Ed Miliband in the last few moments. This is the fourth Labour election pledge (after reducing the deficit, controlling immigration, and funding for the NHS), and Miliband says it is a promise they will keep: “And unlike with certain other parties, that’s a promise you can rely on.” Update: Here’s the […]
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It is a harsh reality that too often politics responds to those who shout the loudest. We know that young people are currently far less likely to vote than their parents and grandparents, and as a result they have been ignored for too long and written off as ‘non-voters’. The situation is made worse by the missing million who have dropped off the electoral register this year alone, many of whom are young people and students. The Tories seem relaxed […]
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Labour Shadow Transport Secretary Michael Dugher has become embroiled in a bizarre row with Jeremy Clarkson after saying he is not a fan of Top Gear. Dugher said of the BBC show, which has a Guinness world record for being the most watched factual programme in the world, “I don’t watch the programme, it’s not my kind of telly.” But the Barnsley East MP had harsher words still for Clarkson, describing him as “basically an idiot” and questioning the extent […]
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At the start of this week, allegations of a ‘cash-for-access’ scandal were levelled at Jack Straw MP and Sir Malcolm Rifkind MP. Following this, Ed Miliband reiterated his pledge that if Labour win in May, MPs of the party would be banned from taking up paid directorship and consultancy positions. Miliband went on to ask Cameron if he would support a bill to do the same for MPs across all parties. Labour used their Opposition Day in the Commons on Wednesday […]
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