What could possibly go wrong when Tristram Hunt invited the BBC’s cameras to film him visiting a primary school in the Midlands? He probably wasn’t expecting a small child to tell him they would vote UKIP to “get all the foreigners out our country”:
But why does Tristram say “very good”?
“Are you going to make sure the Sikh vote turns out for us?” was Ed’s first presumptuous question when he met someone in a turban on the train back to London after his manifesto launch:
Unfortunately for him, the friendly Sikh in question was Amandeep Singh Bhogal, the Tory parliamentary candidate for Upper Bann in Northern Ireland. “Well I’m going to make sure the Sikh vote turns out,” said Amandeep before finally revealing all to the Labour leader by producing a Nicola Sturgeon mask from his pocket. Watch to the end for the “gotcha” moment when Ed realises he’s been had…
Tory ministers heading onto the airwaves to dismiss Labour’s claims of fiscal responsibility might have a better hand if their Chancellor hadn’t just committed them to £8 billion in unfunded NHS spending. Osborne refused to answer where the money was coming from 18 times yesterday:
Whilst on the Daily Politics today, Brillo not unreasonably asked Sajid Javid: “where’s the magic money tree?”
The Tory message this week: our plan is working, don’t stray from the plan. But if you don’t believe us, have a few billion.
Ed Miliband or Jimmy Carr?
Eat your heart out Iggy Azalea! Sky News political correspondent Sophy Ridge stars in this actually-not-bad lip-sync production of Coolio’s Gangsta’s Paradise:
You’re used to seeing Paul Harrison standing outside Buckingham Palace talking about the Queen, but here is his bold attempt at Will Smith’s Summertime:
All brought to you by Sky cameraman Chris Pearson. Happy Monday morning…
