The FT’s Jim Pickard is reporting that representatives of the Tory 1922 Committee are meeting with representatives of Labour’s PLP to discuss fighting Legg and his letters.  Proof, if proof were needed, that the political class looks after itself first, us second.

The sense of self-entitlement of a British politician is a marvel to behold, troughers like the ridiculous Sir Stuart Bell wander from broadcast studio to broadcast studio bemoaning the unfairness of being asked to justify the depths to which they sunk their snoughts in the trough.  Sir Stuart incidentally employed his wife on some £35,000 – obviously on merit.  Now the venal cross-party porker’s alliance is coming out into the open.  Stop squealing start paying, you have been ripping us off for too long.  Welcome to the real world porkers…