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15:00: Clegg and Cameron sitting abreast and Douglas Carswell kicks the session off. And Cameron begins with the butcher’s bill from Afghanistan. He makes a short statement about the rampage in Cumbria. Nothing about Gaza, thank God.
Carswell asks if the government will make all our lawmakers will be elected by the end of the year. Cameron promises a bill for a predominantly elected second chamber.
15:05: Harriet Harman stands up. It’s Gaza and the Israeli blockade. Her delivery is clear, almost impressive.
Cameron answers with the facts about British nationals being held by Israel and describes himself as a friend of Israel and avers that the blockade strenghtens the hand of Hamas.
15:08: Next, Harman returns to the issue of accused rapist anonymity. Again she’s clear and considered, gone is the shrillness of government.
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