The UK Daily Pundit (Free subscription) | 11/26/2008
"I'm number 9 on the list of MPs to ask the Prime Minister a question this morning. It could be that the half hour session is up before it's my turn. But if not, - and in the interests of a little direct democracy - what question should I put to him?"
The Rouseabout (Free subscription) | yesterday
I’m breaking blog hibernation for a moment to join the growing list of people displaying a Green Ribbon to condemn the recent police action against Damian Green. For background on this development please see a handy Q&A put out by the BBC. Douglas Carswell MP is calling for the Speaker to resign after he let police [...]
EADT24 - News (Free subscription) | 12/01/2008
... to them, they say 'I would like to put some ideas forward' but they don't have that many options.”Douglas Carswell, MP for Harwich, agreed that more work needed to be done to educate youngsters about drink and drugs but said there were structured activities out there for them to get involved in rather than spending time looking a “buzz”.He said: “One of the things I really admire...
The Herald (Free subscription) | 12/01/2008
... that disgruntled members could seek to interrupt proceedings in the Commons chamber to protest.Douglas Carswell, the Conservative MP for Harwich, has openly called for the Speaker to resign. Yesterday, an unnamed veteran MP was quoted as saying: "Many of us have had enough of him. A vote of confidence is becoming more likely by the day."David Cameron took a thinly veiled swipe at...
Daily Express (Free subscription) | 12/01/2008
Tory MP Douglas Carswell said he would demand Mr Martin’s resignation if it was confirmed he had authorised the raid. Former Labour minister Denis MacShane demanded a full statement from Mr Martin whose office said he would address MPs about the matter after the Commons resumes following Wednesday’s Queen’s Speech.Ashford MP Mr Green was held by police for nine hours on Thursday “on suspicion...
Cllr Iain Lindley's Diary (Free subscription) | 11/30/2008
... Green-gate . Even Michael White thinks that the Prime Minister should defend the rights of MPs . Douglas Carswell MP supports Theresa Villiers and Conservative airport policy . Iain Dale asks whether British bloggers can make money out of blogging . Michelle Wiseman has been out campaigning with GMCF . Ian Lewis welcomes Sajjad Karim MEP back home . I’m sure everyone is glad that...
Spin and Spinners (Free subscription) | 11/28/2008
Linking the cabinet minutes and the Damian Green case is the involvement of the Cabinet Office, who obviously see it as their main job to stop information that will damage the government getting into the public domain. Meanwhile, Douglas Carswell MP blames Commons speaker Michael Martin for allowing Green's office to be searched and says he will call for him to go.
ConservativeHome's ToryDiary (Free subscription) | 11/29/2008
... being directed at the House of Commons Speaker, Michael Martin. The Daily Mail records the fury of Douglas Carswell MP - a regular critic of Mr Martin - and also of Iain Duncan Smith: "If it turns out that the Speaker gave the go-a-head for this raid, I will be demanding to his face, on every occasion that I can, that Mr Martin now quit. The purpose of the Commons Speaker is to preside...
Postman Patel (Free subscription) | 11/28/2008
Douglas Carswell MP for Harwich and Clacton had the keen sense to telephone the Speaker's office to find out if Mr Martin sanctioned the raid on the offices of Damian Green MP in the House of Commons yesterday. He says he was told "there is a process to be followed that was followed". Naturally and sensibly he takes that as a yes. As he points out , the unprecendented raid by Anti-terror...
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 11/29/2008
... of Commons officials, a development which reports said pointed to a decision by Martin. Tory MP Douglas Carswell, in his internet blog, said that if this was the case that Martin authorized the raid, he would demand the speaker's resignation. According to Sir David Normington, a Home Office senior civil servant, confirmed that there had been a number of leaks of sensitive information...
The Herald (Free subscription) | 11/29/2008
Michael Martin, the Commons Speaker, was last night called on to make a personal statement about why he allowed counter-terrorism police to raid an MP's office over leaks of UK Government information.As a furious David Cameron condemned Scotland Yard's "Stalinesque" tactics over the arrest and nine-hour detention of colleague Damian Green, Tory back bencher Douglas Carswell said: "If...
Liverpool Echo.co.uk (Free subscription) | 11/29/2008
... permission from House authorities to carry out a search on the Commons premises.Tory backbencher Douglas Carswell said that if it was confirmed that Mr Martin had authorised the raid, which some say breached Parliamentary privilege, he would be demanding his resignation."The purpose of the Commons Speaker is to preside over an institution that holds government to account - not to...
icWales (Free subscription) | 11/29/2008
... permission from House authorities to carry out a search on the Commons premises.Tory backbencher Douglas Carswell said that if it was confirmed that Mr Martin had authorised the raid, which some say breached Parliamentary privilege, he would be demanding his resignation."The purpose of the Commons Speaker is to preside over an institution that holds government to account - not to...
Liverpool Daily Post.co.uk - UK & world news (Free subscription) | 11/29/2008
... permission from House authorities to carry out a search on the Commons premises.Tory backbencher Douglas Carswell said that if it was confirmed that Mr Martin had authorised the raid, which some say breached Parliamentary privilege, he would be demanding his resignation."The purpose of the Commons Speaker is to preside over an institution that holds government to account - not to...
News Scotsman (Free subscription) | 11/29/2008
... said the raid was the most extraordinary event of his political career. Tory back-bencher Douglas Carswell said he would call for the Speaker's resignation if he had sanctioned the raid. Another Conservative, Ben Wallace, called for the Sergeant-at- Arms to explain herself. Tony Benn, a former Labour minister, said: "Once the police can interfere with Parliament, we are into the police...
