article_snippet.sent: This hypocrisy goes right to the heart of Ed Miliband’s Islington-based, out-of-touch Labour Party,’ said Henry Smith, who is seeking re-election as Conservative MP for Crawley.
article_snippet.sent: They speak out against plans that help the aspirations of hardworking people on days when it’s politically useful.
article_snippet.sent: And, in a question-and-answer session last week, the Labour candidate for Islington South and Finsbury criticised the policy directly.
article_snippet.sent: The then-shadow attorney general, who lives in a £3million north London house, wrote mockingly alongside the photo:
article_snippet.sent: Speaking at the time, leader Ed Miliband said:
article_snippet.sent: Respect is a basic rule of politics and I’m afraid the tweet conveyed a sense of disrespect.
article_snippet.sent: David Lammy, a potential London mayoral candidate, tweeted:
article_snippet.sent: ’s first major taxpayer-funded role under Labour was at the Audit Commission, with other senior roles at Bedford and Hertfordshire Strategic Health Authority and the National Patient Safety Agency.