Interesting.

Judging by this tweet about the official state visit to Britain of the Chinese Premier, Steve Reed OBE, the MP for Lambeth South, harbours no ambitions for a promotion to Ed Miliband’s Foreign Office team any time soon.

Maybe the Westminster newbie is after a profile-raising gig on Have I Got News For You?

The spirit of Bernard Manning is clearly alive and well and stalking the corridors of Parliament…

Coming to Croydon

• Norwood Society Talk: The Concrete Church, June 19
• David Lean Cinema: Suzanne, June 19
• Fit 2 Learn seminar, June 20
• Airport House swing dance free event, June 21
• Classic Car Show at Purley Rotary Fields, June 22
• David Lean Cinema: Feet from Stardom, June 23
• Crystal Palace Overground Festival, June 26-29
• David Lean Cinema: The Lunchbox, June 26
• Warnings to the Curious, Spread Eagle Theatre, June 27
• Metamono Secrets of Nature, Upper Norwood, June 27
• St Peter’s Village Fayre, South Croydon, June 28
• South Norwood Allotments open day, June 28
• Fragile, Spread Eagle Theatre, July 24-26
• Coast to Capital business briefing, July 4
• CODA’s Midsummer Night’s Dream at Wandle Park, Jul 30-Aug 2
• Elm Tree Cottage garden open day, Aug 10
• Norwood Society Talk: War Memorials, Sep 18
• Norwood Society Talk: From Fire Station to Theatre, Oct 16
• Norwood Society Talk: Lambeth’s Archives, Nov 20

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