Organisers of today’s demo put the number at 10,000, while the police say it’s more like 2,000. An attempt to expand the camp at St Paul’s down to Trafalgar Square was dispersed with short shrift. Back up the road there’s quite a gathering of speakers. Jet set multimillionaire Polly Toynbee, who owns properties in both London and Italy, addressed the crowd, while fellow 1%er and millionaire Billy Bragg provided the tunes…

But panic not, the former Viscount Stansgate, Anthony Neil Wedgwood Benn has taken a stroll down from his two million pound plus Holland Park mansion to give them a dose of reality…

UPDATE: Rage Against the Machine’s guitarist Tom Morello was spotted at the occupiers camp today. He’s worth $60m.

Yesterday Guido broke the news of Kate Green MP and her undeclared special interest involvement with the GMB union. To sum it up, they donate to her campaigns and she does their bidding in the House, including directly amending legislation. Well today she pre-empted a point of order on the very subject and apologised outright, saying she should have declared an interest. The Speaker called it “gracious” despite being aware that the Tories were planning on raising it moments later. Presumably the precedent is now set for every union funded Labour MP to have to make such a declaration before scrutinising any law that may affect the minority interest of said union?

UPDATE: Sky News’ Sophy Ridge reports “I have learned that the Tory backbencher Aidan Burley has written to the Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards asking him to investigate a potential breach of the Code of Conduct.”

Ed Miliband’s usually most loyal supporters reacted on Twitter with dismay at the failure of the Labour leader to lay a glove on Cameron at PMQs:

full verdict at 1pm – but that was a bit of a flat performance from Ed today… #pmqs—
Mark Ferguson (@Markfergusonuk) November 09, 2011

Odd of Ed M to devote all 6 Qs to immigration given Labour's difficulties w the issue. Menace of Maurice quotes comes back to bite too.—
Will Straw (@wdjstraw) November 09, 2011

The not so loyal were sarcastic:

…well that went well…—
Dan Hodges (@DPJHodges) November 09, 2011

Pundits mocking:

Ed M adopted the Paxman approach to questioning at #PMQs "You're in a mess aren't you?" Utterly hopeless.—
John Rentoul (@JohnRentoul) November 09, 2011

Cameron is somehow winning this by reminding voters Labour trebled immigration—
Tim Shipman (Mail) (@ShippersUnbound) November 09, 2011

Reaction of tweets suggest Miliband did not quite do what was required. #bbcdp #pmqs—
Andrew Neil (@afneil) November 09, 2011

Cam knows he has won and risks a joke at EMil expense. Slightly cocky I think #pmqs—
Patrick O'Flynn (@oflynnexpress) November 09, 2011

Prezza confronts Shapps in the Pugin Room:

“I never played Russian Roulette…”

The parliamentary campaign against Pilgrims is hotting up. After the bombastic adjournment debate two weeks ago, yesterday plans for full three-hour debate on the issue was put to the Backbench Business Committee. The proposal from Jesse Norman was rejected, despite support from the LibDems and the DUP. Funnily enough no Labour MP would support the idea of debate, which is hardly surprising given how their last attempt to defend the practice of taxpayer funding of trade unions went…

Instead of shouting “prick” and “twat” from the sidelines, if Labour MPs really feel that we should pick up the tab for the unions, then at least have the balls to say it…

Theresa May’s nightmare rumbles on. Until yesterday it was was a headache, but things are heating up. Brodie Clark should have been sacked immediately, but its looking like May is heading for Balls type situation with Sharon Shoesmith where ultimately the right decision was made to suspend/sack, but the due process wasn’t followed. It’s unlikely that there will be anything so obvious as a smoking-gun email ordering a relax of the border controls, and Labour know this which is why they haven’t called for her head, yet. Either way Ken Clarke is said to be rather chipper this week…

A succinct dismissal by Osborne of a tax that won’t work and would damage British interests. No more ambiguity…