In todays Commons session Nick Thomas-Symonds the Paymaster General caught everyones attention with his peculiar neck-twisting habit and eye-blinks (which became quite contagious to observers in the gallery)
The budget-leak discussion turned into a back-and-forth between Laura Trott and Thomas-Symonds: neither showing any sign of backing down from their positions. The whole situation got so nerve-wracking that some people – like myself started burying their money in their back-yards
The Labour front-bench looked like a halloween get-together with their unique appearances. Natalie Fleet showed up with her distinctive white-streaked hair while Sam Carling – the serious looking MP with his prominent forehead kept bobbing up and down trying to get noticed; when he finally spoke he somehow repeated another MPs speech word-for-word
Rachel Reeves wearing purple stood out talking about AI and data in her commanding style: making simple party-lines sound like direct orders. The atmosphere got even more intense when Jeremy Hunt rose to speak
This might be our final exchange
The Labour front-bench (despite some being quite well-off themselves) maintains their stance as representatives of working people – defined rather narrowly as someone earning minimal wage living under a bridge. Hunt mentioned his 80s-90s education in portakabins‚ which honestly isnt that unusual; many of us experienced similar conditions without any issues