This is a delightful piece of footage from a few weeks back — Iain Dale and Sally Bercow review the newspapers on Sky News and the banter between them is fantastic. Iain insults Malta, Sally rags on the Pope and the pair of them agree on nothing. Witty, insightful and hugely entertaining.
Sir Cyril Smith 1928 to 2010
A Channel 4 News tribute to former Rochdale MP Sir Cyril Smith who died on 3rd September 2010.
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David Miliband on Charlie Rose
David Miliband appeared on PBS’s Charlie Rose in 2008. David Miliband talks about what he would like to see from the then new Obama administration and shares his thoughts on relations between Iran and Syria.
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Tony Blair talks about his autobiography ‘A Journey’
Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair talks about his highly anticipated autobiography and controversial autobiography ‘A Journey’.
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Neil Kinnock 1985 Conference Speech “Grotesque Chaos”
Neil Kinnock is an engaging orator and this is an excerpt from one of his most memorable speeches. Speaking at the 1985 Labour Party Conference Kinnock attacks the far left militant wing of the party, and principally Liverpool City Council, for causing “grotesque chaos”.
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Zac Goldsmith vs Jon Snow on Channel 4 News
The Conservative MP for Richmond Park, Zac Goldsmith, has been involved in a heated exchange with Channel 4 news supremo Jon Snow during a live TV interview about claims that Goldsmith broke the rules on election spending. Sure to go down as a classic clash albeit a silly one.
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Glenda Jackson attacks the emergency budget
Glenda Jackson launches a scathing attack on the coalition emergency budget calling the Liberal Democrats the “thirty pieces of silver party”.
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Tom Watson calls Michael Gove a “miserable pipsqueak of a man”
Tom Watson MP calls Education Secretary Michael Gove a “miserable pipsqueak of a man”.
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Nick Clegg launches ‘Your Freedom’
The Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg has launched Your Freedom which asks the public how they want the Government to redress the balance between the citizen and the state. If you wish to make a suggestion then you can visit www.hmg.gov.uk/yourfreedom.
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Simon Burns and Dwarfgate
Health minister Simon Burns has apologised after being overheard calling the Commons Speaker John Bercow a “stupid, sanctimonious dwarf” but it seems that he couldn’t bring himself to apologise to Mr Speaker but rather to the rest of the world for any offence caused by the negative use of the word ‘dwarf’. Think Politics gives Speaker Bercow a 10/10 for his handling of the whole silly affair and a bonus point for his superb put down that prompted the Burns wisecrack in the first place (that’s 30 seconds into the video).
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