Tory Deputy Chairman Quits Citing Europe & Aspiration
If the horse jokes were not bad enough, while Cameron was still at the Despatch Box, the news emerged that one of the Vice-Chairman of the Conservative Party, Mark Pritchard, has quit his role in order to be able to speak out against the government.
This stalwart of the right was a key player in the referendum rebellion last year and away from the microphones is one of the PM’s fiercest critics. Guido had a few beers with Mark Pritchard at Tory confernece back in October, he was a bit “What’s it all about Alfie?” even then.
Expect fireworks here…
Labour MP Calls for Police Investigation into Mirror Corruption
One of the Labour MPs at the heart of the phone hacking scandal has called for the police to investigate Mirror editor Richard Wallace’s admission at Leveson that his paper had paid public officials. In a Twitter ding-dong with formerScrews Chief Reporter Neville Thurlbeck, who haswritten extensively today about Wallace’s admissions, Chris Bryant was backed into a corner before eventually declaring that “yes, of course” the paper should be investigated.
Though Bryant immediately backtracked and suggested that there was not enough evidence, there is much more than he had when he demanded the police investigate Coulson and Brooks in 2003. Guido is looking forward to the furious press releases and Bryant popping up on the telly any moment now…
Guardian Makes Fifth Apology to Sun | Press Gazette
No.10 Who’s Who | Daily Politics
Bill Quango is Right, Everyone Else is Wrong | Capitalist@Work
Yesterday’s Guido Column | Daily Star Sunday
The €mperor Has No Clothes | NR Corner
Is the EU’s Latest Propaganda Racist? | Dan Han
More Ken Fiction | Fact Check
Oxford Hack’s Nice Rack | Telegraph
R v James Gordon Brown | Donal Blaney
Ex-Iceland PM Financial Crimes Trial Begins | BBC
Ungrateful Peers | Mail
The Mirror and Paying Public Officials | Neville Thurlbeck
The Future of UKIP | Sir Michael White
The Left and Education | Charles Crawford
Hague Loses Israel Cool | Mail
BCC: No More QE Needed | Reuters
Farewell Helmer | Dale & Co
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