Lucy Powell is out on the airwaves this morning, defending Labour’s U-Turn on the two-child benefits cap in the wake of backlash from the backbenches. Speaking on ITV News, she defended their move to no longer oppose the policy, invoking Liam Byrne’s infamous “no money” letter:
“There are lots of things that he would like to reverse, but the economic reality means that we just can’t. To coin a phrase, there just frankly is no money left”
Looks like Lucy’s been learning from Greg Hands…
It’s Pride Month, which means it’s time to cover everything in rainbows to prove you’re a good person. Guido, a long term supporter of sexual liberation, has happily obliged on his Twitter avatar. For Mark Drakeford, Pride Month means being inclusive of everyone… apart from Tories. This photo was posted to the Welsh Government’s official Instagram account this week – Guido’s zoomed in on the badge…
Labour frontbencher Lucy Powell set the cat amongst the pigeons when she pulled the same stunt last year. Sir Keir has already admitted he can’t say the same…
Lucy Powell walked into an embarrassing political admission on Politics Live this afternoon as the panel discussed the UK’s opposition to following in the EU’s wake of applying speed limiters to cars. Powell joked her Volvo already has a light on the dashboard that tells her when she’s going over the speed limit, not realising the implications of this anecdote. Jo Coburn recommended the shadow DCMS secretary sticks to the speed limit. What is it with Labour MPs and bad driving…
