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ChrisLeslieMP

  1. Fancy paying £15 per month for the privilege of having a bank account? Osborne should tell regulator it's unacceptable. labour.org.uk/new-regulator-… 7:21 AM May 24th via web
  2. @Wisewonderwoman @peston But the banks have other resources - so it shouldn't be a choice between EITHER fairness on charges OR free banking 2:58 AM May 24th via Twitter for iPhone in reply to Wisewonderwoman
  3. Totally unacceptable for Treasury's new regulator to collude in the end of free banking. They should defend consumers better than this. 12:17 AM May 24th via Twitter for iPhone
  4. RT <@Peston: Do you believe in the myth of free banking? Do you want to believe? bbc.in/LGhmgZ > Andrew Bailey is wrong on this... 12:14 AM May 24th via Twitter for iPhone
  5. Govt vote down my amendment that would require them to measure progress on their coalition promise to promote mutuals and credit unions 12:15 PM May 22nd via Twitter for iPhone
  6. <<@simondarvill: After much trying I finally passed my driving test!!!!!!>> About time too - well done! 4:40 AM May 11th via Twitter for iPhone
  7. @Red_Nick Drop me an email? Chris.Leslie@parliament.uk 2:56 PM May 9th via Twitter for iPhone
  8. Asking DWP Minister about administration of new 'universal credit' in Commons debate shortly. Centralising 380 local IT systems is v risky.! 1:15 PM May 9th via Twitter for iPhone
  9. I'm recruiting new parliamentary staff, in Nottingham ( w4mpjobs.org/JobDetails.asp… ) and also in Westminster (w4mpjobs.org/JobDetails.asp… ). Pls retweet! 11:10 AM May 9th via web
  10. <@BBCWestminHour @carolynquinncq on big political stories then Papers with George Parker @ftwestminster Sun R4 10pm> Looking forward to it! 9:57 AM May 6th via Twitter for iPhone
  11. Nottingham votes to retain the Leader model for council leadership by 57%. 5:25 PM May 3rd via Twitter for iPhone
  12. Nottingham MPs at the mayoral referendum count; as at 1am rumour seems to be 'no' vote edging it but could be wrong! twitter.com/ChrisLeslieMP/… 5:13 PM May 3rd via Twitter for iPhone
  13. Just watched headlines on main broadcast news; barely a mention of election / referendum day for millions across UK. #votingnotnewsworthy? 1:09 PM May 3rd via Twitter for iPhone
  14. Great canvassing at #labourdoorstep with @LucyRigby and Lincoln team twitter.com/ChrisLeslieMP/… 8:50 AM May 3rd via Twitter for iPhone
  15. @NottinghamMayor Don't confuse a referendum on the council's constitution with a referendum on the council's politics. It's not an election 9:51 PM May 2nd via Twitter for iPhone in reply to NottinghamMayor
  16. @mihangel71 If we had unclear or divided city leadership then might be case for Mayor; not so in Nottingham. Mayor wouldn't make difference. 1:45 PM May 2nd via Twitter for iPhone in reply to mihangel71
  17. Bank lending to business shrinks yet again, new figs from Bank of England show today. So much for Govt's 'Project Merlin' & 'credit easing'. 3:06 AM May 2nd via web
  18. Presume the Govt won't be telling Leveson that publication of "all exchanges" between DCMS and NewsCorp would "incur disproportionate cost"? 9:07 AM Apr 30th via web
  19. ...So when Jeremy Hunt tells Parliament on 3rd March that he was publishing "all exchanges", that means "not all exchanges" then. Obviously. 8:57 AM Apr 30th via web