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Expenses: It’s back to exposing the Cabinet again

Expenses: It’s back to exposing the Cabinet again

Telegraph Will this re-ignite the anger? After a period when the Telegraph’s daily revelations about MPs expenses were starting to get a bit routine the paper has turned once again to the detailed affairs of the cabinet – folk you would think would have the political skills to know better. Thus the main lead in the Telegraph this morning looks as though it could have real damage on ministers beyond the standard outrage of what they and other MPs have…

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The 1st & 2nd favourites for Speaker named in expenses probe

The 1st & 2nd favourites for Speaker named in expenses probe

The Daily Show With Jon Stewart M – Th 11p / 10c Scamalot thedailyshow.com Daily Show Full Episodes Economic Crisis Political Humor Will Bercow and Beith be damaged by today’s revelations? With the MPs expense scandal now being featured on the US satire programme, the Daily Show, the Daily Telegraph’s investigation into MPs expenses starts its third week this morning with reports about the current favourite and second favourite in the next Speaker betting. The man who all the money…

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Is this becoming a bonanza for MP hopefuls?

Is this becoming a bonanza for MP hopefuls?

Telegraph online How many seats are going to be opened up? There’s one group of people who are going to be absolutely delighted by the continued revelations about MPs in what’s becoming known as the “Manure Parliament“. These are those who have set their heart on becoming an MP and so far have not found a winnable seat. I would not be surprised if quite a few of them are waiting in front of their computers every evening for news…

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Expense-gate: The Disclosures continue…

Expense-gate: The Disclosures continue…

Telegraph online The Telegraph’s teaser for tonight If anybody thought that the Telegraph’s exposes of MPs’ expenses would end with the exit of Michael Martin then they’ll have to think again. For it’s back to the usual routine – a teaser put up in the early evening followed by the names involved from about 10pm. Day 14 of the disclosures promises us what’s billed as “perhaps the most bizarre claim uncovered so far – a £1,600 pond accessory.” Who could…

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How many John Bercows will there be in the next month?

How many John Bercows will there be in the next month?

Is the next Speaker market one to keep out of? Late last night the maverick MP for Buckingham, John Bercow, moved into the favourite slot in the next speaker betting – the third such change during the day. No doubt in the month to come other names will emerge and fade and a lot of punters, I believe, are going to be tempted into bets that they will come to regret. Remember that what’s crazy is that under the new…

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Could Alan Beith win his final campaign?

Could Alan Beith win his final campaign?

The money piles on the Lib Dem after he declares his candidature? The big mover on the Next Speaker Betting markets has been the veteran Lib Dem MP Alan Beith who first entered the commons 36 years ago at the Berwick upon Tweed by election. What marks Beith out is that he’s declared that he’s a runner and that, surely, must now rule out fellow Lib Dem, Ming Campbell who was scarred by one of the Daily Telegraph exposes. I’ve…

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Could Martin wreak a terrbile revenge on Brown?

Could Martin wreak a terrbile revenge on Brown?

Mail Online Does he know too much about Brown’s role in expense-gate? There’s a must-read piece by Peter Oborne in the Mail this morning suggesting that if Gordon is complicit (sanctioning a confidence debate say) in Martin’s demise then the prime minister’s position could become even more precarious. Here’s a taster: “…..the Prime Minister’s supporters fear that if the Speaker believes Brown has betrayed him or been disloyal in any way, he is capable of wreaking a terrible revenge…Their greatest…

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