Miliband attacks Cameron on jobs

Ed Miliband chose to ask all six questions on the economy today, making only the quickest of references to the Liam Fox story that the Westminster village is currently obsessing over. Armed with ammunition from the latest unemployment numbers, Miliband did a solid job of pushing Cameron onto the back foot. But there was one moment which will worry Miliband’s supporters: the spontaneous way the government benches fell about when Miliband claimed that Scottish and Southern Energy’s decision to start selling its electricity on the wholesale market was the result of his conference speech.

Three Labour backbenchers did ask questions about Liam Fox. Cameron said he would look at publishing a list of Adam Werritty’s professional and social contact with ministers and advisers. But, perhaps more importantly, he also implicitly confirmed that he does not view a breach of the ministerial code as automatic grounds for dismissal.