LibDem MP Roz Savage endured a car-crash interview on Times Radio last night. Quizzed by Peter Cardwell on a seemingly straightforward question, “What would the Liberal Democrats do on social care?”, Savage floundered, unable to find an answer. Not like it’s one of her party’s flagship policies…
“Well um we know the system is broken…I actually have quite a different view on this from the party line I think that for too long we have, um, I’m not saying this is not the party line it’s very certainly very different from the Labour line…I’m feeling like this is a policy exam…I’m just going to hold my hands up here and say that um as I think you may know that I have been in politics for less than two years.”
It doesn’t take a Westminster veteran to skim the opening pages of the LibDem manifesto and find out exactly what they’ve promised on social care. Guido thought he’d help her out for the next time she’s asked the question. Here are some of the LibDem’s pledges on social care:
A savage four minutes for the LibDumb…
UPDATE: Savage has missed out on snagging a spot on the new LibDem frontbench. Shock…
Lucy Powell on LBC, asked by Tom Swarbrick for her reaction to Labour MP Samantha Niblett’s call for a ‘summer of sex’ debate in Parliament: “I personally don’t own any sex toys, but each to their own… I’m not really sure that’s the right place for it, no.”