Wednesday, April 29, 2009

Jacqui Smith Must Make a Statement

It is absolutely vital that the Home Secretary pays the House of Commons the courtesy of a statement before the House rises at 7pm tonight. And it's she who must make the statement, not the her junior Minister, the hapless Phil Woolas.

The House should demand nothing less.
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17 comments:

  1. PlatoApril 29, 2009 4:44 pm

    oh but he is so charismatic :)

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  2. Silent HunterApril 29, 2009 4:50 pm

    I would favour her statement consisting of two words -

    "I resign"

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  3. AnonymousApril 29, 2009 4:53 pm

    Silent Hunter

    Correction.

    Make that 'we resign'.

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  4. Political DissuasionApril 29, 2009 4:53 pm

    Ah, Iain, you're an optimist!

    Jacqui's already on the bus home, surely. It may be the right thing to do, but surely you don't think it's the probable thing. Nobody expects her to show up and say "ah well, that's democracy for you, fair cop."

    Good luck Woolas

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  5. Andrew KApril 29, 2009 4:56 pm

    The fist seems to be rapidly losing any semblance of clunk.

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  6. unseenApril 29, 2009 4:59 pm

    @Political Dissuasion, isn't her "main home" pretty near the House of Commons?

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  7. Hacked OffApril 29, 2009 5:10 pm

    Ah, but is that the bus home to her main residence, or the one inRedditch where her family live high on the hog at our expense?

    The Penguin

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  8. Bill Quango MPApril 29, 2009 5:13 pm

    Bit of a strained atmosphere in the bunker tonight.
    "Steiner will come.I ordered it. Steiner will stop them. You'll see. Army detachment http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Army_Detachment_Steiner will push them into the sea."

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  9. AnonymousApril 29, 2009 5:17 pm

    That might stop her getting "home" in time to eat with her family...

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  10. Polly Toynbee's hairdresserApril 29, 2009 5:32 pm

    Ms Smith's statement is:
    'Oooh these Chicken Satays are fantastically spicy with the peanut sauce on'

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  11. BrianApril 29, 2009 5:44 pm

    How about "Ayo Gurkhali!" (The Gurkhas are coming!)?

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  12. Corporal JonesApril 29, 2009 5:50 pm

    No chance - it's late opening at John Lewis.

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  13. LizApril 29, 2009 5:58 pm

    Doubt it very much - she's probably out shopping for homewares somewhere. Seriously, though - what in this government's record makes you think that there's any chance at all that she'll make a statement?

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  14. AnonymousApril 29, 2009 6:08 pm

    Will she be falling on her kukri?

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  15. PIENOMICSApril 29, 2009 6:27 pm

    Come on Iain. She'll be heading home to play with her new bath plug. These people are just plain wretched. Past their sell by date? In my book they should never have reached the shelf!

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  16. Mirtha TidvilleApril 29, 2009 6:55 pm

    Any new porno on tonight then anybody know?

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  17. TomApril 29, 2009 7:45 pm

    It's Woolas. Jacqui Smith is sat next to him.

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