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http://www.lbc.co.uk 16-02-2009 09:36:59
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'This is a blow for the Prime Minister, there's no two ways about it.'
LBC's Natasha Clark tells Natasha Devon that Dan Poulter's defection to Labour is 'cynically timed to have maximum danger on the PM'.
'I understand Gideon Falter's got rights but we've got to look at the responsibilities...'
Ex-Chief Superintendent Dr Victor Olisa tells Paul Brand that the sergeant involved in the incident with Gideon Falter at a pro-Palestine protest was 'reasonable'.
'This is what happens when a government is coming towards the end of its life.'
Tory MP Dan Poulter 'hasn't got much to lose' by defecting to Labour, polling expert Professor John Curtice tells Paul Brand.
'This is not good news for Rishi Sunak.'
'He is not going quietly.'
'The party is tearing itself right down the middle.'
Conservative MP Dan Poulter defects to Labour. LBC's Fraser Knight and Paul Brand discuss.
'To not know the difference between Congo - which takes up the middle of Africa - and Rwanda...'
'Anyone with experience in the Foreign Office should realise there is definitely a difference...'
Congolese Caller Pam and Paul Brand discuss Chris Philp's geographical hiccup.
'If you want to declare that Rwanda will always be a safe country...and then you don't know the geography, it's embarrassing isn't it?'
After Chris Philp's blunder, @MattFrei questions Tory peer Lord Robathan and mediates his debate with human rights lawyer Jacqueline (Jacqui) Mckenzie.