David Cameron questioned by the East
Prime Minister's Questions and David Cameron
A blast from the East blew through this week...
No less than five of the region's MPs were on their feet - it's got to be some sort of a record. The present cohort from the eastern counties are keeping David Cameron on his toes.
(Con, West Suffolk) kicked off with a question about a double killing in Suffolk. The Prime Minister agreed that everything must be done to bring the perpetrators to justice.
Then curried favour with a quote condemning AV - at the expense of , Member for Exeter - the director of Labour's 'Yes to AV' campaign. The Conservative MP for Harwich and North Essex and a leading light in the 'No to AV' campaign revealed this with a flourish worthy of a BAFTA nominee, leaving the Prime Minister exclaiming: "What can I add to that brilliant piece of judgment?"
Next off the blocks was - reinforcing his message that no more Libyan money should go to British Universities. The PM agreed that: "Universities will want to ask themselves some pretty searching questions about what they did," which seemed to satisfy the Conservative member for Harlow.
It wasn't only the Conservatives quizzing David Cameron. Labour's , MP for Luton North, compared the Prime Minister to "President Herbert Hoover, whose policies led directly to the great depression of the 1930s", before claiming Labour's leader could be the new Roosevelt.
The Prime Minister was having none of it and claimed that it was only the Guardian newspaper who backed Labour's economic policies. He parried, "You can keep your supporters and I'll keep mine".
But it was a question from , the Lib Dem member for Norwich South, that came as a surprise. A new report has showed that Norwich has the highest child poverty level in the eastern region.
Mr Wright highlighted the need for a cross-government response to tackle the root causes of poverty and deliver greater social mobility, which David Cameron accepted.
Commenting afterwards, Mr Wright said: "I wanted to raise this issue with the Prime Minister because of the shocking levels of child poverty in Norwich - the highest in the East of England."
Yes, Norwich, the historic, well-heeled tourist destination.
After the bear baiting of PMQ's is over, some facts stick in your mind.
Welcome to the political blog for the East. I'm Deborah McGurran, the ´óÏó´«Ã½'s Political Editor for the region. From Lowestoft to Luton, this is the place for politics with an eastern twist.
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