Duncan Sagar

Do you love cricket? Do you want to help to create opportunities for tens of thousands of children across London to get involved? If so please have a look at this. Proud to be part of ⁦@platformLDN1⁩ linkedin.com/feed/update/ac…

@ParlCharlie I was sorry to miss you yesterday Charlie but glad you got the merch (thanks @donnadavidson89)

When you want to set the mood for a romantic evening...

@patmurphybbc @5liveSport Have loved listening to you over at least the last 35 of them - you have been an ideal sports reporter: crisp and fair summaries, used your knowledge and deep feel for the games (I think of football and cricket) and the people involved but wore them lightly.

Just done my last report for @5liveSport ending 51 yrs at the Beeb & 44 in the Sports Dept. My decision. Will remain on this platform, fulminating & eulogising in equal measure. Thanks for listening & ( usually) the supportive feedback.

@BumbleCricket Cold and cloudy Bumble - floodlights will need to be on if it doesn’t lighten up

What’s the weather at the Oval ? Is it cloudy ? Will the lights be in ? What roller do England have ?

Congratulations to Devon Malcolm (OBE) and David Lawrence (MBE) who have been named in the King's Birthday Honours 👏 Read more 👇

So far this year, the House of Lords has considered a number of bills, asking the government to think again on copyrighted works in AI models, bus services, football governance, creating intimate images without consent and more. 🔎 But what is a bill and how does it become law?

ILS L’ONT FAIT ! L’UNION EST CHAMPIONNE DE BELGIQUE ! 🤩🤩🤩

At White Hart Lane to watch ⁦@SpursOfficial⁩ win the Europa Cup. Good luck to my grandson assistant manager Matt Wells. Come on you Spurs make your own history. #coys

Following the death of “Usual Channels”, Sir Roy Stone, @DArcyTiP’s 2022 tribute to the man who made the machine work: ‘he had … no need to curry favour. Trust was the essential quality that made this subtle, demanding role possible’ thecritic.co.uk/issues/may-202…

Following five days of debate, the House of Lords concluded committee stage on the House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill. The bill would end the exemption that 92 places in the House are filled by hereditary peers. This short update summarises the current status of the bill.

The first televised debate on 23 January 1985 saw members press government on the economy. Former Prime Minister Harold Macmillan, then Earl of Stockton, spoke without notes for 20 minutes. Lord Stockton was said by commentators to have ‘stolen the show.’

🧵What do newly-elected MPs do to get set up in this first week in Parliament? The eagle-eyed among you may have seen new MPs receiving a white envelope from the Returning Officer after their victory was announced. Pictured is @YuanfenYang with hers. It contains a letter....1/

@HLLibResearch Our late colleague Douglas Slater used to sell these. L Denham’s reading of Lord Lundy is one of my favourite things.

A must for any House of Lords completist.

An underrated part of the Championship is the old-fashioned cartwheeling stump. International ones need heavy electronics in them, removing one of the great aesthetics of the game. 🤸

It has lots of interesting data for the discerning parliamentary watcher. For example

The only man to hit centuries in five consecutive Test innings. WI salute Sir Everton Weekes. #MenInMaroon

@1ParliCounsel We will miss you!

We are very sad that Elizabeth has decided to retire as First Parliamentary Counsel. We are now seeking her successor - an exceptional leader, able to manage delivery of the legislative programme. Apply by 28 February - click here for more information: civilservicejobs.service.gov.uk/csr/index.cgi?…

Forgot to say that all of the above is explored in much geekier detail on pp22-27 of this @commonslibrary research briefing: commonslibrary.parliament.uk/research-brief…

All opportunities to network with European parliamentarians are useful! This forum is for Chairs of national parl’t European affairs Cttees. There is also the #PPA, the Parliamentary Partnership Assembly between UK and European Parl’t members, next meeting in London in December.