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Lee Anderson puts self before party |
The MP for Ashfield said: "I am going to put my country first, the constituency comes second, and then, the party comes third." But before all those comes ... himself. As I commented when he was kicked out of the parliamentary Conservative party for saying Sadiq Khan, the mayor of London, was controlled by "Islamists", his only hope of holding his seat is to fight it as something other than the official Conservative candidate. He can hold it only if he's the focus of a national hoo-ha, and standing against "the establishment", which includes his former party. His defection is hugely damaging to the Tories, as Sean O'Grady points out, but the more damage it does to the government, the better it is for him personally. Asked if he would remain an MP after the election, Anderson replied: "My mailbag tells me I'm going to win." Star Sports bookmaker disagrees with him, quoting odds of 2/1 against him "to win Ashfield seat as a Reform UK candidate", implying that he has a 33 per cent chance. |
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What post has been held most recently by Dan Rosenfield, Steve Barclay and Mark Fullbrook, and is now held by Liam Booth-Smith? |
Answer at the bottom of today's email |
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| And still there is no detailed analysis in the media of the Labour leader's new glasses |
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| David Neal was fired from his role as chief inspector of borders and immigration last month |
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| The veterans minister has failed to correct the parliamentary record over comments made in the Commons four years ago |
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What else you need to know today |
- UK greenhouse gas emissions last year fell to the lowest level since 1879, according to Carbon Brief analysis of preliminary government data
- Gordon Brown and John Major, at an Institute for Government event, lectured their successors on how to run governments
- I wrote at the weekend about Rishi Sunak's place in history – will he be remembered for the Rwanda policy, trashing the public finances or chess sets in parks?
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Will a new definition of extremism ease tensions or inflame them? |
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Michael Gove, communities secretary, is set to publish a new government definition of extremism... Read more |
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Tomorrow inside the Westminster bubble |
Our political commentator Andrew Grice on what to look out for |
The cabinet's weekly meeting may digest the latest statistics on employment and wages, out at 7am.
The Commons will sit at 11.30am for questions on foreign affairs, followed by the final day of debate and vote on last week's Budget. The Treasury Committee will quiz the Office for Budget Responsibility at 10.15am, and other economists at 2.15pm, about it.
Michelle Donelan, the technology secretary, will face questions about her £15,000 taxpayer-funded legal bill when she appears before the Lords science committee at 11am.
David Cameron, the foreign secretary, will answer questions in the Lords, including on Gaza. He is due to have a private meeting with Tory MPs worried about his criticism of Israel. The Safety of Rwanda Bill comes up for its third reading in the Lords (the final stage before returning to the Commons). Church representatives and Tom Pursglove, the minister for legal migration, will give evidence to the Home Affairs Committee about asylum seekers converting to Christianity, from 9.45am.
Claire Coutinho, the energy secretary, will set out the government's vision on future energy supplies in a speech to a Chatham House conference. |
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"In the Fifties we managed decline. In the Sixties we mismanaged decline. And in the Seventies we declined to manage."
Gordon Brown |
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And finally... Do you have a favourable or unfavourable opinion of Theresa May? Favourable 29 per cent; Unfavourable 54 per cent – YouGov |
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