And so back to the relative drudgery of Westminster politics with Coffee House’s live blog of PMQs. Not that Obama’s election victory won’t feature in the to-and-fro between our party leaders – as Ben Brogan reveals, Brown’s going to use the opportunity to continue casting Obama as a “fellow progressive” rather than one of those pesky novices. And what else? Well, I wouldn’t be too surprised if our PM makes a lot out of his Saving the World dash around the Middle East – whilst Cameron’s goal will be to undermine that narrative. All will be revealed from 1200 onwards.
1204: Brown starts with condolences for fallen British troops, and congratulations for Barack Obama. “The Government looks forward to working with the new administration”. Also refers to the “dignity” of John McCain.
1206: Question from John Leech on congestion charge referendum in Manchester. Brown: “In the event of a ‘No’ vote, it would be the job of local authorities in Manchester to work out a revised proposition.
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