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Judge Ordered PRISM Silence | Samizdata
Yeo Reported to Police | ITV
UKIP’s First Serious Big Name Recruit | Peter Oborne
180 Year Archive Now Online | Speccie
Bloggers Invited to Secret DCMS Talks Revealed | Greg Callus
Europe-Bound Mitchell Keeps Mandarins Sweet | Speccie
Guardian’s State Spying Hypocrisy | Brendan O'Neill
Streak in Front of Clegg For Free Tuition Fees | London Loves Business
Even in a Free Society States Must Have Secrets | Dan Hodges
Sod the Poor, Go Offshore! | ActionAid
Explosion at Nick Boles’ Office | BBC





Owen Jones says revolution is coming comrades…
“The Labour leadership will face a new reality, too. They’ve taken it as read that they are the sole national spokespeople for the left; the only standard-bearers of an alternative to Tory calamity. … No longer. The fragmented strands of progressive Britain are coming together; the anti-austerity movement is making its belated appearance. Finally, the left is entering the ring.”

Edward Snowden says:

June 10, 2013 at 2:18 pm

Does Ecuador have an embassy in Hong Kong?

MONDAY, JUNE 10, 2013

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Tim Yeo will tonight stand down as Chairman of the Energy Select Committee to clear his name.
He may be some time.
Cheers.

Exclusive: Labour Call for Yeo to Quit Select Committee

Labour Shadow Minister Gareth Thomas has put the boot in tonight:

“David Cameron has revealed how weak he is. He has failed to show leadership over serious allegations that Tim Yeo coached a witness to the Energy and Climate Change Committee, and used his position to further the interests of his clients. Tim Yeo has the right to defend himself but it is difficult to see how he can continue as Chair of the Select Committee pending investigation by the Parliamentary Standards Commissioner. If David Cameron won’t act then Tim Yeo should take it upon himself to stand down from his post.”

Tick tock, Tim.

Friends Reunited
Labour SpAd Reunion Tonight

If you are up Islington way this evening why not pop into Charlie Falconer’s £3 million home, where he is hosting a Labour “former Special Advisor’s reunion”.  Labour sources say that a mooted plan from party General Secretary Iain McNicol to have the old guard SpAds mentor current party flacks was shelved as Blairite SpAds are not too keen on taking the time out from money making to help their Milibandite successors. The fundraiser will see the former spinners mingle and share precious memories of wars and wins with Labour’s “Thousand Club” donors.
Guido would pay a £1,000 not to spend an evening with that lot…

WATCH: Bilderberg Lizard Ken Clarke Answers Urgent Question

On fine form…

Downing Street Deserters Update

With the mini-reshuffle on the cards for early next month keeping everyone well behaved, the joke doing the rounds of Tory MPs is that Claire Perry “is so far up the PM’s a**e she can almost see Matt Hancock’s shoes.” Play nice, kids…

It’s not just ministerial movements in the offing. As Guido revealed in yesterday’s Sun column, the PM’s press secretary Susie Squire is weighing up leaving Downing Street even if Gabby Bertin, for whom she is covering, does not return from maternity leave. It would be the perfect opportunity to bring in someone with some print experience who can command some respect amongst hacks, leaving Craig Oliver to do what he likes doing – dealing with the TV news. They couldn’t afford Guido, obviously…

Not Just Dave Who Gets to Go Away

Holiday watch in yesterday’s Sun column. First up is hard man David Davis who ditched the chance to don his t-shirt and shorts on an Ibiza beach à la Dave, instead racing around in high-powered cars and shooting machine guns. The former TA man was visiting “old friends in Hereford” – the home to the SAS.
Meanwhile Eric Pickles has just got back from leading a business delegation to Kerala, India. Guido can confirm from personal experience that Kerala’s famous curries are the best in all of India, so could this explain the Minister responsible for local government’s 7,000 mile trip? When Guido asked Pickles he was having none of it, insisting that he was promoting exports; “I went to India to explain the benefits and beauty of the British balti”. Time well spent, Guido is sure…

McLarry Rejected
Scottish Parliament Say Nae to Kitty

Who said that the Scottish Parliament was a spectacular waste of money and devolution is hampered by not being able to tackle the big issues? They should take a look at the level of debate last week:

Parliamentary Cat
Christine Grahame (Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale) (SNP):
4. To ask the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body whether it will consider procuring a resident cat as a humane mouse deterrent. (S4O-02228)
Members:
Miaow!
Linda Fabiani (Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body):
No. The Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body has no plans to procure a resident cat.
Members:
Shame!

Shame, indeed.

Via Mark Brown.

WATCH: Sky News: Tim Yeo Reported to Met Police

Via @liarpoliticians

BREAKING: Tim Yeo Reported to Met Under Bribery Act 2010

Sky News are reporting that Tim Yeo has been reported to the Met. Here is the letter:

View this document on Scribd

‘ello, ‘ello, Tim Yeo.

LISTEN: Yeo Surfaces on BBC Radio Wales

Carefully sidestepping questions raised by Guido’s piece in the Timestoday. Stay tuned for more developments…