Labour MPs Martin Salter and Graham Allen, both members of the Wright Committee on Parliamentary Reform have attacked “procedural manoeuvring” by the Government’s business managers and have publicly challenged the Prime Minister to demonstrate that he is serious about delivering the Parliamentary reform promised in his Constitutional Statement on 10th June last year

Reading West MP Martin Salter last week added his name in support of the Living Seas campaign which aims to regenerate wildlife habitat around the coast of Britain. Mr Salter attended the event hosted by the Wildlife Trust last week to highlight the launch of their document, entitled Living Seas.

I’ve never been entirely comfortable with the relationship between organised religion and politics. You only have to look across the water at Northern Ireland to understand the minefield that this lethal cocktail can create.