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JamesTapsfield

@abbie_sampson Groan.. What does forest gump say when he climbs a ladder? Rung forest rung #oldbadjoke 3:18 AM May 30th via UberSocial for BlackBerry in reply to abbie_sampson
RT @cripeswatson: RT @estwebber: Happily for peers, the Labour spokesperson cross-examining the govt on their pasty policy was Lord Eatwell 4:20 AM May 29th via UberSocial for BlackBerry
@benfenton Are there reel prospects for promotion? And a company carp? 4:16 AM May 29th via UberSocial for BlackBerry in reply to benfenton
MT @foreignoffice: Ms Angelina Jolie will be at the @foreignoffice today for screening of her film “In the Land of Blood & Honey” 1:15 AM May 29th via UberSocial for BlackBerry
@TimGattITV potatoes are vat free if they're half-baked 11:56 AM May 28th via UberSocial for BlackBerry in reply to TimGattITV
@PANightEditor depends how cynical you are... But they get paid for attendance on sitting days 11:15 AM May 28th via UberSocial for BlackBerry in reply to PANightEditor
Anorak detail: exes panel looked at allegs against 83 pols in total, so charge rate not high. 1 fomal police probe (macshane) still going 2:09 PM May 27th via UberSocial for BlackBerry
The cops/cps cd need to reanimate joint expenses panel to consider warsi case... Was wound up recently after adjudicating on last few MPs 2:04 PM May 27th via UberSocial for BlackBerry
Warsi's troubles reminder of just how loose and opaque old lords expenses system was. Sadly, new one only marginally better 7:31 AM May 27th via UberSocial for BlackBerry
Smith on bskyb bid: "in a funny sort of way I couldn't see what people were getting so worked up abt" #palev 8:39 AM May 24th via UberSocial for BlackBerry
Smith denies that hunt was close to murdochs or rebekah brooks #palev 7:59 AM May 24th via UberSocial for BlackBerry
Adam Smith says his style as Spad was "relaxed, courteous+ seemingly accommodating" #palev 7:43 AM May 24th via UberSocial for BlackBerry
Seems smith will effectively accuse michel of being fantasist. Brooks pointedly said that she was "surprised" by his access #palev 4:03 AM May 24th via UberSocial for BlackBerry
Jay suggesting Michel had been "puffing himself up", using examples of Hunt's texts to him and how they were described to murdochs #palev 3:59 AM May 24th via UberSocial for BlackBerry
Michel says after speaking to Smith, he suggested to James Murdoch that while cdn't meet Hunt, a "quick call to mobile" wd be ok #palev 3:46 AM May 24th via UberSocial for BlackBerry
Fred Michel says 80% of his job was taken up by BSkyB bid #palev 3:04 AM May 24th via UberSocial for BlackBerry
Ed Davey just mentioned abt 5 times in 5live interview that he is SoS for Energy+Climate change. Is he worried that people are forgetting? 9:45 AM May 22nd via UberSocial for BlackBerry
@fieldproducer Sounds a bit like airborne Russian Roulette... Good luck! 1:02 PM May 20th via web in reply to fieldproducer
@fieldproducer Hope you're not flying direct to the UK with that security! 12:27 PM May 20th via web in reply to fieldproducer
tnewtondunn Great colour from G8 watching Chelsea victory on penalties: "Scheisse", said Merkel's translator. "What's scheisse mean?" asked Obama. 7:25 AM May 20th via web Retweeted by JamesTapsfield and 8 others

Name James Tapsfield
Location Westminster
Bio Political Correspondent for the Press Association, based at the Mother of Parliaments. Any views expressed are my own