Sketchup: Class war
A selection of lines from parliamentary sketch-writers.
After the excitement of PMQs, when Gordon Brown went on the class-war offensive, MPs and reporters returned to the chamber expecting similar scenes on Thursday.
of remarks by the old Etonian Conservative Sir George Young's about Harriet Harman's own public-school background:
"The (tea) pot was calling the kettle noir. How the Tories chortled. 'Declare an interest,' they shouted at Harriet, who looked very head girl."
"It was like watching two people attack each other with teaspoons, little fingers crooked."
But the leader of the Commons did a good job veering away from the whole class issue, using as many driving references as he can to describe events, referring to the car crash she was recently involved in:
"Hotwheels Hattie, as she is known to traffic cops all over southern Britain. The thinking woman's Jeremy Clarkson sped past a Lib Dem attempt to widen the discussion to forced labour and child trafficking without even stopping."
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Later in the Commons chamber, matters turned to Europe. the current minister for Europe, pointing out the length of time and number of attempts that the government has taken to get the right man for the job:
"The Labour Government has, in 12 years, gone through a whole cricket team of Europe ministers."
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