Political prisoner, activist, journalist, hymn-writer, emerging thinktanker, aspiring novelist, "tribal elder", 2019 parliamentary candidate for North West Durham, 2024 parliamentary candidate for North Durham, 2028 candidate for Mayor of the North East Mayoral Combined Authority, Shadow Leader of the Opposition, "Speedboat", "The Cockroach", banned from Twitter so officially more dangerous than the Taliban, eagerly awaiting the second (or possibly third) attempt to murder me.
Thursday 20 October 2011
Rebel Yellow
Days to go, and Radio Four is being told that there will be "70 or 80" Conservative rebels on Europe. So when the vote is taken, there will be 35 or 40, if that. Don't bet against more rebels on the Labour side, as happened over Maastricht. Admittedly, that was only a three-line whip to abstain, not to vote against. But there's time yet. How about a three-line whip to abstain, Ed?
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