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[Hamish Morrison @HMorrison97]

I really canny be annoyed with his cheeky wee scripted gags

[The Observer @ObserverUK]

Exclusive: #wesstreeting says that he will not allow #AndyBurnham "a coronation" as the next Prime Minister and confirms that he would stand against the Mayor of Manchester in any future Labour leadership race.

Read the full interview with The Observer's @RSylvester1 this Sunday.

[Hamish Morrison @HMorrison97]

This doesn't exactly scream 'fox in the hen house' if you ask me

[Thomas Kerr MSP @ThomasKerrMSP]

The Fox is in the Hen House.

Let's get to work folks 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[Hamish Morrison @HMorrison97]

A mass hallucination event has hit SW1 where people are convinced Tony Blair has said something interesting (he hasn't; it's the same stuff he's been saying for years) and that his intervention is in some way intellectual (it isn't; it's badly written, contradictory and vague)

[Hamish Morrison @HMorrison97]

It's nuts that Peter Murrell bought every luxury item he could get his hands on except a decent pair of glasses

[Hamish Morrison @HMorrison97]

@scotoshi Actually a common misconception the bars operate at a profit which cross-subsidies the canteens which serve security staff, police, cleaners and thousands of others in the building

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🚨 NEW: Green MP Hannah Spencer thinks boozing in Westminster should be banned. I'm ashamed to say but I just can't agree

[Hamish Morrison @HMorrison97]

@marcuscarslaw1 It’s brave of me, I know, but someone had to

[Hamish Morrison @HMorrison97]

Story here: https://t.co/J0azaKseQ4

[Hamish Morrison @HMorrison97]

Wes Streeting looked distinctly Sajid Javid-y in the Commons today, though I recall Javid getting more attendees for his resignation speech. A spent force.

[Hamish Morrison @HMorrison97]

Malcolm Offord cannot, will not, be deterred from important pie-eating business

[The National @ScotNational]

EXCLUSIVE: Malcolm Offord didn’t show up for any first-time MSP induction sessions but took advantage of the free lunches, an MSP has said https://t.co/kvNrO2ulaM

[Hamish Morrison @HMorrison97]

Is Andy Burnham's offering just Starmerism with better vibes?

[Alex Wickham @alexwickham]

***EXCLUSIVE*** Andy Burnham fully rules out changing Rachel Reeves’ fiscal rules if he becomes PM

At the weekend his team had left it open whether he might change them in future

But tonight his spokesperson tells Bloomberg he is explicitly ruling out any changes to the existing fiscal rules

AND crucially Burnham is now also ruling out exempting defence spending from the fiscal rules to spend more on the military

He had floated that idea in a Bloomberg interview a few weeks ago but his spokesperson tonight says he won’t pursue it

This is a big attempt by Burnham’s campaign team to reassure markets who were spooked on Friday by his potential premiership

But it may risk disappointing some on the left who had hoped for a more radical fiscal policy

It may also mean tax rises are the likely main revenue raiser in the event Burnham wants to increase spending

[Hamish Morrison @HMorrison97]

Fair points made here but laughed out loud at ‘Sarwarism’. Feel that may be too generous even in condemnation

[Mercedes Villalba @LabourMercedes]

As a Party we must reckon with the fact that since Corbyn’s departure Labour has not inspired, let alone championed, a new generation of Parliamentary socialists. The presidential style of Starmerism, imitated by Sarwarism, has bored the life out of the Party. People need hope.

[Hamish Morrison @HMorrison97]

Patrick Hurley's completely legitimate critique of the shallowness of Al Carns' pitch is undermined somewhat by him having a wee Pokemon guy as his profile picture

[Patrick Hurley @patrick_hurley]

What is Mr Carns's theory of economic growth? Where does he stand on international regulatory alignment? Will he support water industry nationalisation? What about energy security? Or housebuilding, council funding, adult social care provision, vocational qualifications, 1/3

[Hamish Morrison @HMorrison97]

Barry Gardiner has a copy of Paul Holden’s scathing book on Keir Starmer ‘The Fraud’ on his lap as the PM addresses the house

[Hamish Morrison @HMorrison97]

Former SNP Westminster leader Ian Blackford is in the gallery for the debate on the King’s Speech today

[Hamish Morrison @HMorrison97]

I wonder what the Keir Starmer who said this as recently as Monday would think of that thin, thin King's Speech: 'Incremental change won't cut it. On growth, defence, Europe, energy. We need a bigger response than we anticipated in 2024. Because these are not ordinary times.'

[Ethan Croft @EthanCroft98]

Every affiliated union calling for him to go. Every one of them. From Unite (obviously) right through to the most reliable moderates at USDAW and Unison - which were backing Bridget Phillipson's deputy leadership campaign to the hilt just a few months ago. Big development.

[Hamish Morrison @HMorrison97]

Release the sausages

[Nic Dakin MP @NicDakin55]

Off to the Palace to be the hostage while the King comes to Parliament to deliver his Speech. All part of Great British Pageantry

[Hamish Morrison @HMorrison97]

@KevinASchofield What can I say, it was a day were anything felt possible

[Hamish Morrison @HMorrison97]

If you feel stupid for believing this, just imagine how I feel having actually gone to No10 to ask if Starmer was at an owl sanctuary today. He is - for the avoidance of doubt - not.

[Kevin Schofield @KevinASchofield]

@tompeck Starmer and Darren Jones off to Norfolk owl sanctuary for the afternoon.

[Hamish Morrison @HMorrison97]

@CatrionaStewart He has made fools of us all