Monday
King’s Speech Debate
In launching out on the Enhancing Financial Services Bill, John Glen MP (Salisbury/Conservatives) makes a quip, that for the 1,640 days he was in office (Government, we presume, not his own) he got to know the issue fairly well. After having lamented the fact of seven or so ministers he’s seen as economic secretaries since – saying “I fully concede there were several from my party” – he makes his position clear. He believes such a position is “important to securing enduring growth”, but with this Parliament, it may be a case of enduring love.
Tuesday
Sarah Pochin MP (Runcorn & Helsby/Reform UK) says there’s an injustice in the suggestion of fast-tracking trials of arrests at the Unite The Kingdom rally in central London over the weekend. This is because the same has not been said about historic child sex abuse cases – a cause dear to the heart of many in her party – that she knows about. They may say it’s not the same issue in a judicial context, of course, but it’s politics nonetheless, and where there’s hypocrisy, there’s always another way.
Wednesday
Prime Minister’s Questions
The Leader of the Opposition is on top form, providing ample points and punches to knock out the Prime Minister on his own ground. She’s right – the Labour party is the problem right now, not just him and his few friends.