The Wandsworth Guardian runs a story about the reopening of Battersea Bridge which mentions that Martin Linton has been involved in investigating the crash that closed the bridge.
Read the full story here.
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Martin Linton has tabled an early day motion condemning George Galloway for taking part in Celebrity Big Brother. So far the story has been picked up by the Times (final paragraph) and Scotland on Sunday.
Update: The BBC have picked up on this story too.
Update: The full text of the EDM is on Parliament's web site.
That this House expresses its dismay at the decision of the hon. Member for Bethnal Green and Bow to absent himself from his constituency and from Parliament by appearing on a national reality television programme Celebrity Big Brother; notes that the attempt by The Guardian newspaper to raise an enquiry on behalf of a constituent went unanswered by his office other than by his press adviser who, not surprisingly, could not help the constituent; welcomes the internet protest campaign entitled `Get Back to Work, George' which calculates that his absence has cost the British taxpayer over £1,134; further notes that he has missed a debate on the Crossrail Bill, which will have direct consequences for thousands of his constituents, as well as numerous other debates; and further notes the message on his party's website which, under the title Cultural Events, says, `We must now reach out to people who do not go to political meetings... however, this must be done with the utmost subtlety'.
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