Quote of the Week?
"I have not the remotest idea where I am," Eric Pickles just admitted in the Commons.
The Communities Secretary was lost as to what question he was meant to be answering.
The House took it well.
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Comment number 1.
At 28th Feb 2011, barriesingleton wrote:This comment was removed because the moderators found it broke the house rules. Explain.
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Comment number 2.
At 28th Feb 2011, barriesingleton wrote:I PLEAD ENTRAPMENT (#1)
What did you expect with a story like that?
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Comment number 3.
At 28th Feb 2011, JunkkMale wrote:'I'm Michael Crick, and I'm Newsnight's political editor. My guiding rule is that in any story there's usually something the politicians would prefer the world not to know. My job is to find that out.
Anytime you are ready, one is sure the licence fee payers are too.
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Comment number 4.
At 28th Feb 2011, TheGingerF wrote:Cabinet solidarity at its best from Pickles, making sure his colleagues don't feel out of place.
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Comment number 5.
At 28th Feb 2011, IPGABP1 wrote:He is clearly more familiar with the pie queue than the despatch box.
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Comment number 6.
At 28th Feb 2011, stevie wrote:the visiting MP was going around an old peoples home and was not being given the respect he thought he deserved, when encountering a staff nurse he said, 'Do you know who I am?' to which she replied, 'Sorry, Sir , I don't but that nice lady over there will tell you' .....
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