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Westminster Week: Ordinary business

Monday

A debate about farming isn’t a regular occurrence in the House of Commons, in that it’s also not a frequent issue of debate outside of it, either. It’s a fact we get our food, and though our tables are arrayed with more than just British beef, we’re buying more than ever.

Of course, it’s not as simple as that in market economics, and government policy is also going to have an effect, too. The trouble is who wins and who looses, and it’s on this point the party’s disagree.

Tuesday

The Parliamentary estate is a thoroughfare, and obviously so much is made of it, media make it there, too. The sight of a camera in a corner, or two, is expected on high news days.

The guess is not so much who the broadcaster is, but who’s in trouble from either House. It may a Prime Minister, but he or she are unlikely to stop by for a chat if it sounds more like a post-match analysis.

Wednesday

PMQ’s went ahead without a hitch, meaning the Conservatives had their new leader, and Labour have kept theirs. It’s good to see both spar at the dispatch box, even if it’s difficult to keep up with the politics. It appears from the start it’s going to get personal.