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Skiing Holidays and PMQs

I wondered if Hansard had corrected what I thought was Ed Milliband's error at PMQs when he said:
the dinner lady, the cleaner or the nurse, people who earn in a week what the Chancellor pays for his annual skiing holiday

Indeed they have stuck with what he said. Perhaps it wasn't a mistake and he thinks that cleaners earn £11K per week.

Comments

Jerry said…
Where do I sign up, for 11 grand a week I would clean the toilets with a toothbrush
3:08 pm
voiceforchildren said…
Mr. Hemming.

Briefing Note Number 5 REVISITED
2:18 pm
Jake Maverick said…
twas waiting for somebody to 'correct' that one...u seem to be the only one who noticed it, apart from my honourable self of course!
4:35 pm
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