David Blackburn

PMQs Live Blog | 4 November 2009

Stay tuned for live coverage from 1200.

1159: Still waiting for the main event.  

12:02: And we’re off, Brown paying tribute to the 5 soldiers killed and those injured by the rogue Afghan policeman.

12:04: Labour’s Jamie Reid asks for the end of the postcode lottery on cancer screening. Brown says he will and launches an attack on Andrew Lansley – Ha! ha! Speaker Bercow, the Labour puppet-speaker tells him to be quiet.

12:05: Here’s Cameron – what does the incident in Afghanistan say about our mentoring strategy and security in Afghanistan?

Good, perhaps a change of policy is finally being recognised.

Not by Brown at any rate – sticking to this is a rogue problem.

12:07: Cameron agrees, but says that the public will be concerned that our troops are not being safeguarded against such fifth columnists. Pointed question to which Brown has no specific answer – it is essential that we are NOT SEEN as an occupying army and we’re stepping up our co-operation.

Comments

Join the debate for just $5 for 3 months

Be part of the conversation with other Spectator readers by getting your first three months for $5.

Already a subscriber? Log in