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This is the best reaction to Chris Bryant's rubbish about childcare costs for MPs today. But has any money been paid? Will it be? Permanently controlled by Bryant's fabulously rich right wing of the Labour Party, Durham County Council cut the pay of 472 Teaching Assistants by 27 per cent. How about that for childcare?

You poor pet lamb MPs who cannot put up with a bit of booing, jeering and heckling, some of us have had direct attempts on our lives in our time, and some of us have been living for years under international death threats. Bringing us back to the Labour Right. Although when it comes to the source of the attempt to murder me, then it was a long time ago, and we are all friends now. Call it to the Laura Pidcock Effect. She is nothing if not a unifying force.

Pidcock has been touring the radio and television stations expressing her belief, either that there will never be another Labour or Labour-led Government, or that it would be incapable of legislating for workers' rights. Considering most of the Parliamentary Labour Party, most of whom will be still be there in the next Parliament, then she may have a point. Although in that case it is impossible to see the point of the Shadow Secretary of State for Employment Rights.

Another hung Parliament is coming, however, and we need our people to hold the balance of power in it. A new party is now in the process of registration. After nearly 30 years of suggestion, speculation, and even a sort of preparation, I will stand for Parliament here at North West Durham. The crowdfunding page is here, and buy the book here. Please email davidaslindsay@hotmail.com. Very many thanks.