Brown’s away at the G8, so it’s a Harman-Hague-Cable match at PMQs today. Stay tuned for live coverage from 1200.
1202: Here we go. Harman leads with condolences for the servicemen killed in Afghanistan over the past week. She adds condolences to those killed in the fire in Camberwell. The first question comes from Malcolm Wicks: would Harman agree that “we need to develop a robust social policy” which deals with the costs of an ageing population. Harman: “We’ll bring forward a Green Paper which makes sure there is choice in the provision of services … and affordability.”
1205: Stephen Dorrell stick to the same issue, asking why the Government hasn’t achieved much on “long-term care.” Harman refers to the new Green Paper again, and reels off a list of New Labour measures. She’s cutting a determined figure at the mo’.
1208: And here’s Hague. He also leads with condolences, before his first question: is “everything possible” being done to protect and equip our troops in Afghanistan?
1209: Harman: “We have increased armoured vehicles, helicopters … but we want to do more.
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