Nadhim Zahawi
David Blunkett warns MPs against regulating the press
David Blunkett, the former Home Secretary, has has his private life in the newspapers often enough to yearn, Hugh Grant-style, for a world where the press is not free but… Continue reading
17 CommentsJokes and jibes follow the ‘gracious speech’
The Queen’s Speech debate is a unique mix of parliamentary variety show and proper politics. The debate was opened by Nadhim Zahawi — who combined humour with some serious points… Continue reading
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First blood to the sceptics on Lords reform
The Queen’s Speech commitment that ‘A Bill will be brought forward to reform the composition of the House of Lords’ is a lot vaguer than theLiberal Democrats were hoping for, or… Continue reading
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The depth of Tory feeling over Lords reform
What should worry David Cameron about tonight’s meeting of the 1922 Committee on Lords reform was that it was not just the usual suspects who spoke out against it. The… Continue reading
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Cameron’s quotas: a policy or a threat?
We’ve heard enough about David Cameron’s woman troubles to regard anything he says about the fairer sex as a naked pitch for votes. But I reckon his comments today, about… Continue reading
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