parliamently clerks, and we have david cameron and ed miliband, the labor leader. we've seen of him today. george osborne, teresa ray, and other senior parliamentary figures, ian duncan smith just leaving, harriet harmon, the deputy leader there. always interesting to watch body language. >> it's awkward having to do it on camera. of course they do have meetings, briefing each other on matters of security. it's always quite fun to see whether they can keep a smile. in recent weeks they have not looked a lot like they like each other. >> no. sometimes it's more convincing than at other times. so we've seen lots of members of the cabinet and the opposition front bench on their way in. a bit of a scrum. and rachel, you're watching this with me as well. from the labor point of view, it's a bit of a scramble, isn't it? people want to get in and get a good view. but there is very little room in the lords for people to see what is going on. >> i have only been there once before because i was elected in 2010. there is not much space in there. so some people wait in members

palace of westminster, we have the speaker's chaplain there leading the way with david cameron and ed miliband, having heard the speech. we reckon on a quick calculation there were 19 bills in the speech. always a little of a debate about this because there can be some draft bills, and do we include the draft bills in the total. around 19 bills, we think. we'll talk a little more about them in a second. but what happens here is the speaker returns. he leads all the mps back to the green benches of the house of commons, an all together more sober and more spartan chamber in that sense. and they are preparing for several days of debate on the queen's speech. the prime minister, leader of the opposition will feature prominently in the opening stages of that. so it's time to have some response i think as the mps take their place in the chamber. of course you'll all be part of this debate. justine, i'm going ask you a mischief question. did you have a bill in the queen's speech? >> not for transport, although there will be drunk driving rules brought through. that will be a lead. the smaller bill i

through top universities into special advisor posts and from there into ministerial jobs that's how ed miliband the leader of the party in which that core support base was once the working classes got his job holding how the labor party quite detached at times from ordinary working class voters and the impact of both political parties. being slightly out of touch with ordinary working class voters is that a lot of working class people have decided not even the vote in the elections it's easy to see why sixty percent of today's cabinet went to fee paying schools compared with just seven percent of the total population thirty years ago forty percent of labor m.p.'s came for a manual or clerical jobs compared with just nine percent today there's been. a real reduction in the number of m.p.'s who have first hand experience of the trials and tribulations of working class families just some a see it depends on it being representative and acting on the concerns of most in society so the worry is the less that people feel they are being represented the more. traditional politics and the more disaffecte

i do think that the prime minister, david cameron, and nick clegg and miliband are all get diagnose disproportionately whacked at the moment because of their stance on the media. i do believe that. i think partly the coverage of cameron at the moment is revenge for having set this inquiry up. i do believe that. i don't think i'm alone in that, and i think that the support for alex salmon is potentially related to that. that's what i think. 123450e78, lessons to learn, page 00812, this is a more general question. do you not think that the government's constant attempts to repackage old announcements, we're talking now of the labor government -- >> yeah. >> -- the government's constant attempts to repackage old announcements stories and news and put the best complexion on figures create eight legitimate trust in what you were saying? >> i think again, excuse me, sorry to keep going on about the treasury but i think there was a time where there was so-called double counting. >> which was, frankly stupid. this thing about renouncing is difficult because the reality is that andrew landsly made a speech at

i think the prime minister david cameron and nick clel nd and miliband are getting disproportionately whacked at the moment because of their stance on the media. i think it's revenge for who set this inquiry up. i do believe that. and i don't think i'm alone in nap and i think the support for alex sammond is potentially related to that. >> paragraph 7 lessons to learn. 00812. this is a more general question. do you not think the government's constant attempts to repackage hold announcements, we're talking now of the labor governmen government, the government's constant attempts to repackage old announcements stories and news and put the best comcomplex on figures create a legitimate thrust in what you were saying? >> i think again -- sorry to keep going on about the treas y treasury, but there was a time when there was so-called double accounting whwa

ambassadors to nato, and three others, it david miliband, a former u.k. ambassador to the united states, and my former british colleague at nato. we have widespread support for this report. we are very grateful for their intellectual import and personal support, so that is what i wanted to say. at the order is for us to have a brief conversation, and then we will be happy to take whatever questions you have. thank you. [applause] >> thank you very much for that. first of all, it is important to state that the atlantic council as a council does not take a point of view on anything, because it would just be too hard to get all of the members to agree, but i do think one thing we all agree on is a strong alliance and an enduring alliance, and this report points us in that direction. let me ask probably just two questions, and i will go to the audience right away, and two of the more controversial points, clearly, what you're saying on germany is tough, and it is saying it to a germany where many germans would argue, are we not doing the most important thing

road and in the alliance, such transatlantic luminaries as madeleine albright, robertson, it david milibandand others. three former secretary generals of nato signed off on this. the report has benefited from their guidance, their wisdom, and the it supports a broad findings if not each and every one of the specific recommendations. before i turn the floor over to nic, i briefly when to call attention to another atlantic council effort. the atlantic council foreign policy magazine survey on the future of nato. they built a survey, which we sent to some of the most senior figures in the transatlantic community. this is in light of some of the challenges i just mentioned. i think the survey can give us a sense of the political obstacles facing the alliance, which this report argues must be overcome. if you did not grab a copy of this survey coming in, please do so on the way out. now, before i hand the floor to nic, i want to invite you to come back next week in may, where you can fill out a report card on how the alliance did in addressing its key issues from chicago at our post summit confe

i think the prime minister david cameron and nick clel nd and miliband are getting disproportionately whacked at the moment because of their stance on the media. i think it's revenge for who set this inquiry up. i do believe that. and i don't think i'm alone in nap and i think the support for alex sammond is potentially related to that. >> paragraph 7 lessons to learn. 00812. this is a more general question. do you not think the government's constant attempts to repackage hold announcements, we're talking now of the labor governmen government, the government's constant attempts to repackage old announcements stories and news and put the best comcomplex on figures create a legitimate thrust in what you were saying? >> i think again -- sorry to keep going on about the treas y treasury, but there was a time when there was so-called double accounting which was frankly stupid. this thing about reannouncing is difficult because the reality is that andrew landsly made a speech at the royal college of nursing today. i don't know whether he had any major announcements to make or not. but that

ambassadors to nato, and three others, it david miliband, a former u.k.mbassador to the united states, and my former british colleague at nato. we have widespread support for this report. we are very grateful for their intellectual import and personal support, so that is what i wanted to say. at the order is for us to have a brief conversation, and then we will be happy to take whatever questions you have. thank you. [applause] >> thank you very much for that. first of all, it is important to state that the atlantic council as a council does not take a point of view on anything, because it would just be too hard to get all of the members to agree, but i do think one thing we all agree on is a strong alliance and an enduring alliance, and this report points us in that direction. let me ask probably just two questions, and i will go to the audience right away, and two of the more controversial points, clearly, what you're saying on germany is tough, and it is saying it to a germany where many germans would argue, are we not doing the most important thing we

to nato will tough, david ascher and provoker, and three great atlanta citizens in britain, david miliband the united states, and my former british colony at nato, we have widespread support for this report and offered grateful for the intellectual report and the personal support. so fred, that's what i want to say. i think the plan is, the order of battle is rest of the brief conversation and then we'll be happy to take any questions that you have. thank you. [applause] >> thank you, nic, very much for the. first of all, it's important to state the atlantic council is the council, doesn't take a point of view on anything because it would just be too hard to get all members of the council to agree on anything. i do think one thing we all agree on is a strong alliance and an enduring alliance, and certainly this report voices in the directions for the. let me ask probably just two questions and then go to the audience right away. and two of the more controversial points in this, clearly what you're saying on germany is tough to and sing it to a germany that where many germans would argue, a

ed miliband. >> i'm grateful to the prime minister for statement and let me start with the nato summit. on afghanistan we welcome the summit's confirmation that the transition of full security responsibility reminds us to afghan national security forces is set for completion by mid-2013 and the in the british combat operations by the end of 2014. let me echo the words about how our troops, then served heroically in afghanistan for over a decade now. we owe them enormous gratitude. and a joystick for the whole house the prime minister when i say we want to see them home with their families and home in the right way, the professionalism they've shown and the sacrifices they have me. to that income the prime minister give a clear indication for the drawdown on bridge combat troops between now and 2014? can he tell us how many british service personnel he expects to remain in afghanistan after 2014? which services they're likely to be drawn from, and can you confirm this warning under nato command and control structure? can you also tell the house when he had discussions on the poor nation

intermediary along these lines, sorry i could not have been as loyal to you as i have been, but ed miliband had me on the run or words to that effect? >> it's similar but, again, very indirectly. >> so broadly speaking, that message was transmitted to you, was it? >> yes. >> be do you happen to know how these messages do enter the public domain? >> well, we have a very strong, free press who have great access to politicians. >> yes. >> so -- >> we may be coming back to that. but you can't be of any more clarity than that, can you, mrs. brooks? >> i'm a journalist doing my job. >> mr. cameron also said publicly we all got too close to news international, words to that effect. was that a view he ever communicated to you personally? >> no. >> about mr. murdoch, by way of background, we know he told the house of lords' communications committee -- this was back in 2007 when he was spoken to, i think, in the new york -- that he was a traditional proprietor. he exercises editorial control on major issues like which party to back in a general election or policy on europe. do you agree with that or

i think the prime minister david cameron and nick clel nd and miliband are getting disproportionately whacked at the moment because of their stance on the media. i think it's revenge for who set this inquiry up. i do believe korea. it's kind of a ridiculous analog because you can tell them you need to improve your human rights situation and the response to you would be coming and we've had this conversation at the official level, the response would be you commit united states have human rights problems, too. that is not a considerable discussion. welcome to the museum in which a tall kansas. >> looking at the city for 22 years we think we have a heck of a start. today we will be talking about the problem we are having in the city with taxicabs so 9:20. >> rather modest looking people, what it contains is an alphabetical list of the members and the senate and house of representatives done in 1831. i believe this was issued for the members in media use only. not that they had xerox machines but they were not supposed to loan this out because as you can see it would tell you exactly wher

. >> eed miliband. >> i am grateful to the prime minister for his statement. on afghanistan, we welcome the thatt's confirmation transition to the afghan nationals a dirty forces is set for mid-2013 and the end of british commitments in 2014. troops served heroically in afghanistan for over a decade now and we owe them enormous gratitude bit i speak for the whole house and the prime minister it that we hope to see them all with their families in the professions at the sacrifices they have made. can he tell us how many british personal he expects to remain in afghanistan after 2014, which services they are likely to be drawn from, and can he confirm that this will remain under the nato command and control structure? can he tell the house whether he had discussions with president zardari on the important issue of land access that is so vital for british military and isaf supplies? on the political situation, it does the prime minister believe that honoring the sacrifices of our troops means taking the political challenges as seriously as the military challenge?

i think the prime minister david cameron and nick clel nd and miliband are getting disproportionately whacked at the moment because of their stance on the media. i think it's revenge for who set this inquiry up. i do bieve that. and i don't think i'm alone in nap and i think the sport for alex sammond is potentially related to that. >> paragraph 7 lessons to learn. 00812. this is a more general question. do you not think the government's constant attempts to repackage hold announcements, we're talking now of the labor governmen vernment, e government's constant attempts to repackage old announcements stories and news and put the best comcomplex on figures create a legitimate thrust in what you were saying? >> i think again -- sorry to keep going on about the treas y treasury, but there was a time when there was so-called double accounting which was frankly stupid. this thing about reannouncing is difficult because the reality is that andrew landsly made a speech at the royal college of nursing today. i don't know whether he had any major announcements to make or not. but that would ha

ed miliband. >> i would ask the prime minister if he would refer the conduct in respect to his dealings with ms. corp. to the independent adviser on ministerial inquiry? >> thank you. last wednesday i answered questions on this issue at prime minister questions. >> let me set out the position again. i sat out the levenson inquiry last summer to question the ethical at practices of the media and the relations between the media and the police and the media and politicians. it is a full inquiry with evidence given under oath and full access to papers and records. no government before has ever taken such comprehensive action. it is this government that is putting these issues properly on the table and getting them dealt with. let me deal of the three issues in this question. the conduct of the secretary of straight, the culture of media and sports, the nature of inquiry is needed to get to the bottom of issues and the wider issues of the relationship between politicians and the media. first the culture secretary -- as was made clear in his statement last wednesday, with regard to the news c

ed miliband. >> i'm graful to the prime minister for statement and let me start with the nato summit.nistan we welcome the summit's confirmation that the transition of full security responsibility reminds us to afghan national security forces is set for completion by mid-2013 and the in the british combat operations by the end of 2014. let me echo the words about how our troops, then served heroical in afghanistan for over a decade now. we owe them enormous gratitude. and a joystick for the whole house the prime minister when i say we want to see them home with their families and home in the right way, the professionalism they've shown and the sacrifices they have me. to that income the prime minister give a clear indication for thedrawdown on bridge combat troops between now and 2014? can he tell us how many british service personnel he expects to remain in afghanistan after 2014? which services they're likely to be drawn from, and can you confirm this warning under nato command and control structure? can you also tell the house when he had discussions on the poor nation of land acce