BONE and other things
(I'm aware this is a really mixed bag..)
- What you missed yesterday
Peter Bone: I am somewhat worried about the Europe Minister-sorry, the Leader of the House. Since his appointment to that role, he has had a rather nasty gash on his forehead. A nasty rumour has been going around that when he was appointed the Prime Minister said to him, “I have some good news, David. You will no longer be the Minister for Europe,” to which he replied, “That’s great; I won’t have to answer questions from my hon. Friends the Members for Cleethorpes (Martin Vickers), for Kettering (Mr Hollobone), for Bury North (Mr Nuttall), for Shipley (Philip Davies) and for Wellingborough (Mr Bone),” but when she told him that instead he was going to be Leader of the House, he started banging his head against the wall. Will he confirm that that is not true? I warmly welcome him to his post.
David Lidington: I confirm that it is not true, and nor is the gash the product of a farewell visit to the European Scrutiny Committee. I am always overcome with joy in the company of my hon. Friend and our other hon. Friends whom he mentioned. Even where, as was the case over the issue of Europe, there are genuine principled differences between us, it is important that in this place we acknowledge that those differences are held honestly, honourably and on a principled basis. We should respect one another even when our views differ profoundly.(x)
- Nick Clegg filmed a bizarre pop video weeks before the election in a bizarre bid to go viral. After finishing the shoot, Mr Clegg is alleged to have asked friends: “Why the f*** did I do that?”
In a last ditch attempt to win votes for his party, the Liberal Democrat leader took to the streets of Gravesend to recreate the “I Really Like You” music video by Carly-Rae Jepson.
Playing the part of Hollywood A-lister Tom Hanks, Mr Clegg spent nearly £8,000 of party funds recreating the video shot-for-shot, The Times reported.In a clip from the film, Mr Clegg can be seen taking selfies, dancing and high-fiving people as he walked down the street.
A senior Lib Dem told the Times: “On reflection it definitely would’ve gone viral, but probably not in the way we’d intended.“I doubt it could’ve made the election result any worse.” (x)
- Cam wants to honour friends, Lords block it.
- Jeremy Corbyn will ring your dad if you don't back him!
In a statement sent to PoliticsHome, Labour MP Conor McGinn accuses Jeremy Corbyn of trying to "bully him into submission". (x)
@ConorMcGinn: My Dad was Sinn Féin councillor. When I - as a Labour MP - challenged Jeremy, he demanded an apology and said he was going to ring my Dad. ( x)
..kinder, gentler politics
- Gove and Boris
[Gove] is said to have delivered a long and detailed account of his reasons for his attempt to usurp Mr Johnson as the main Brexit challenger after saying: “I am sorry if I hurt you.” …
Mr Johnson heard him in almost total silence and offered no comment or forgiveness, according to a source: “It’s fair to say that Michael did most, if not all, of the talking.” Another ally said: “Boris could barely bring himself to look at Gove.”
(x and the guardian blog)
- We have all underestimated May's hatred for George
George Osborne has been given a less desirable office in Portcullis House after moving out of Number 11. The former Chancellor has decamped to the fourth floor of PCH and will take residence in the room previously used by Boris. The move is being seen as another humiliating slap by the new regime - the office is usually given to mid-ranking MPs who have only been around for a few years, not someone with Osborne’s pedigree.
One PCH veteran reveals: “It’s a sh*t office. Really, really woeful for a former Chancellor. Alan Duncan and David Davis for example have PCH offices with stairs inside. Two floors, really impressive. Osborne’s new one is absolutely woeful. Honestly, it’s sh*t.”
Osborne will now be next door to the photocopying room and has a view of the back of an office block rather than of Big Ben and the river. His new corridor includes such high-flyers as David Mowat and Anne Main. (x)
also this prompt: Osborne’s ally: ‘In mafia terms, George has been disrespected’ (x)
- and some screencaps just because
The important thing first ;) Nutvies!
separated at birth?
Tom Pursglove and Marek Larwood?
Maybe it's just me but every time I look at Pursglove when he speaks I can't think of anything else.
Liam Byrne and Simon Pegg ?
A Kinnock. Still plotting the breakaway with Paddy?
And to finish: Justine. Confident
- What you missed yesterday
Peter Bone: I am somewhat worried about the Europe Minister-sorry, the Leader of the House. Since his appointment to that role, he has had a rather nasty gash on his forehead. A nasty rumour has been going around that when he was appointed the Prime Minister said to him, “I have some good news, David. You will no longer be the Minister for Europe,” to which he replied, “That’s great; I won’t have to answer questions from my hon. Friends the Members for Cleethorpes (Martin Vickers), for Kettering (Mr Hollobone), for Bury North (Mr Nuttall), for Shipley (Philip Davies) and for Wellingborough (Mr Bone),” but when she told him that instead he was going to be Leader of the House, he started banging his head against the wall. Will he confirm that that is not true? I warmly welcome him to his post.
David Lidington: I confirm that it is not true, and nor is the gash the product of a farewell visit to the European Scrutiny Committee. I am always overcome with joy in the company of my hon. Friend and our other hon. Friends whom he mentioned. Even where, as was the case over the issue of Europe, there are genuine principled differences between us, it is important that in this place we acknowledge that those differences are held honestly, honourably and on a principled basis. We should respect one another even when our views differ profoundly.(x)
- Nick Clegg filmed a bizarre pop video weeks before the election in a bizarre bid to go viral. After finishing the shoot, Mr Clegg is alleged to have asked friends: “Why the f*** did I do that?”
In a last ditch attempt to win votes for his party, the Liberal Democrat leader took to the streets of Gravesend to recreate the “I Really Like You” music video by Carly-Rae Jepson.
Playing the part of Hollywood A-lister Tom Hanks, Mr Clegg spent nearly £8,000 of party funds recreating the video shot-for-shot, The Times reported.In a clip from the film, Mr Clegg can be seen taking selfies, dancing and high-fiving people as he walked down the street.
A senior Lib Dem told the Times: “On reflection it definitely would’ve gone viral, but probably not in the way we’d intended.“I doubt it could’ve made the election result any worse.” (x)
- Cam wants to honour friends, Lords block it.
- Jeremy Corbyn will ring your dad if you don't back him!
In a statement sent to PoliticsHome, Labour MP Conor McGinn accuses Jeremy Corbyn of trying to "bully him into submission". (x)
@ConorMcGinn: My Dad was Sinn Féin councillor. When I - as a Labour MP - challenged Jeremy, he demanded an apology and said he was going to ring my Dad. ( x)
..kinder, gentler politics
- Gove and Boris
[Gove] is said to have delivered a long and detailed account of his reasons for his attempt to usurp Mr Johnson as the main Brexit challenger after saying: “I am sorry if I hurt you.” …
Mr Johnson heard him in almost total silence and offered no comment or forgiveness, according to a source: “It’s fair to say that Michael did most, if not all, of the talking.” Another ally said: “Boris could barely bring himself to look at Gove.”
(x and the guardian blog)
- We have all underestimated May's hatred for George
George Osborne has been given a less desirable office in Portcullis House after moving out of Number 11. The former Chancellor has decamped to the fourth floor of PCH and will take residence in the room previously used by Boris. The move is being seen as another humiliating slap by the new regime - the office is usually given to mid-ranking MPs who have only been around for a few years, not someone with Osborne’s pedigree.
One PCH veteran reveals: “It’s a sh*t office. Really, really woeful for a former Chancellor. Alan Duncan and David Davis for example have PCH offices with stairs inside. Two floors, really impressive. Osborne’s new one is absolutely woeful. Honestly, it’s sh*t.”
Osborne will now be next door to the photocopying room and has a view of the back of an office block rather than of Big Ben and the river. His new corridor includes such high-flyers as David Mowat and Anne Main. (x)
also this prompt: Osborne’s ally: ‘In mafia terms, George has been disrespected’ (x)
- and some screencaps just because
The important thing first ;) Nutvies!
separated at birth?
Tom Pursglove and Marek Larwood?
Maybe it's just me but every time I look at Pursglove when he speaks I can't think of anything else.
Liam Byrne and Simon Pegg ?
A Kinnock. Still plotting the breakaway with Paddy?
And to finish: Justine. Confident