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Busy day of meetings Canberra in Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade and Parliament including watching lively Question Time 1:28 AM May 10th via Twitter for BlackBerry®
chrisshipitv Carrier story in 140:Labour order jets. Cam/Fox scornfully say wrong decision. Change order. Discover won't work. Back to Plan A.Humiliation 12:47 AM May 10th via web Retweeted by MikeGapes and 74 others
jhoward87 @MikeGapes @Barkingside21 i didnt think West Ham fans did confident? 2:23 PM May 9th via Mobile Web from Redbridge, London in reply to MikeGapes Retweeted by MikeGapes
MartinSmith1173 @MikeGapes Hoping to be there too!! 2:21 PM May 9th via Twitter for iPhone in reply to MikeGapes Retweeted by MikeGapes
Tony_McNulty Wembley here we come - West Ham must get back into Premiership at first go. Blackpool will be tough in a one-off game, but COYI!!!!! 2:19 PM May 9th via Twitter for iPad Retweeted by MikeGapes and 1 other
@Barkingside21 All Hammers know the unpredictability of play offs. I was at Cardiff in 2004 and 2005 but I'm confident we can win at Wembley 2:22 PM May 9th via Twitter for BlackBerry® in reply to Barkingside21
@MartinSmith1173 looking forward to being at Wembley on 19 May Come on You Irons 2:19 PM May 9th via Twitter for BlackBerry® in reply to MartinSmith1173
Barkingside21 #Blackpool The Play-Off Kings are at Wemberley. Nervous? @MikeGapes @RedbridgeBlue 1:50 PM May 9th via web Retweeted by MikeGapes
MartinSmith1173 @MikeGapes Mike, are you away for the big day at Wembley?? 2:57 PM May 8th via Twitter for iPhone in reply to MikeGapes Retweeted by MikeGapes
westhamutdnews It's Blackpool!: West Ham will face Blackpool in the Championship play-off Final at Wembley in ten days... bit.ly/JawDmy #westham 1:52 PM May 9th via dlvr.it Retweeted by MikeGapes and 4 others
@forwardnotback blackpool 7:03 PM May 8th via Twitter for BlackBerry® in reply to forwardnotback
D_Blanchflower camclegg said economy in worse state “than anyone thought” when they took over actually data revisions now show it was in much better shape 2:38 PM May 8th via web Retweeted by MikeGapes and 117 others
D_Blanchflower Fiscal tightening does not improve outcomes in shrinking economies. Thus, austerity is merely begetting more austerity on.ft.com/JQD4Y6 3:45 PM May 8th via Tweet Button Retweeted by MikeGapes and 16 others
alexsmith1982 "Sorry I couldn’t be as loyal to you as you've been to me - Miliband had me on the run". Cameron’s texts to Brooks: thetim.es/IXopug 3:45 PM May 8th via Twitter for iPhone Retweeted by MikeGapes and 29 others
paullewismoney Spare a thought today for 100,000 sick and disabled who will lose £99.15 a week employment and support allowance today paullewismoney.blogspot.co.uk/2012/04/losing… 11:34 PM Apr 29th via web Retweeted by MikeGapes and 719 others
Big news in Australia reaction to Labor Budget. Growing Economy. Budget Surplus Robin Hood tax changes. Liberal led opposition want cuts. 2:55 PM May 8th via Twitter for BlackBerry®
Arrived in Canberra late last night from Perth. Up early to clear emails before busy day meeting Australian Parliamentarians and Ministers 2:46 PM May 8th via Twitter for BlackBerry®
HouseofTwitsLab RT @DavidStockdale YouGov/Sun CON 31, LAB 44, LDEM 8, UKIP 8 2:30 PM May 8th via HouseOfTwitsBot Retweeted by MikeGapes and 1 other
tobyhelm If House of Lords reform Bill goes ahead only when consensus is reached between parties (BBC's reading of situ) that means never. No chance 5:23 AM May 8th via web Retweeted by MikeGapes and 1 other
RedbridgeLive The River Roding has been given the all clear and the flood alerts have been lifted #Redbridge 11:47 PM May 7th via HootSuite Retweeted by MikeGapes and 1 other

Name Mike Gapes
Location Ilford, Essex, UK
Web http://www.mikega...
Bio Labour and Co-operative Party MP for Ilford South which I have represented since 1992. Season ticket holder in the Bobby Moore stand at Upton Park.