Sean Dilley
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Sean Dilley is the Parliamentary Lobby Correspondent for talkSPORT, but knows as much about football as Jeremy Hunt. A Member of the Lobby since 2007, Sean has worked in broadcasting for 13 years. In recent years, he has expanded in to Television, Print and Online journalism writing pieces for Total Politics, the Telegraph and Blogging at lobbysean.com - Like politicians at a free bar, Sean is a regular sight on Sky News and the BBC News Channel offering political insight, and general ramblings on the latest and breaking news stories... tweeting @seandilley

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Right to Recall is Smoke and Mirrors

2 Comments | Posted 13 December 2011 | 14:37:53 (EST)

The Cabinet Office have published their draft bill, supposedly to allow the public to recall their MPs when they've done something wrong.

But before we get too excited by the apparent delivery of an election promise from all three main parties, we should compare what they promised with what's actually...

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Cameron's Self Inflicted EU Headache

3 Comments | Posted 21 October 2011 | 01:00:00 (EST)

He pledged more free votes on matters of conscience and promised to re-empower the House of Commons in policy decisions, but David Cameron's given himself a headache that he must surely now be regretting.

The coalition should be given credit for making good on increasing governmental respect for MPs, by...

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War and Police: Containment Lost

Posted 7 August 2011 | 14:33:32 (EST)

We may be 26 years on from the Broadwater Farm Estate Riots, but you'd be forgiven for thinking it was 1985 all over again judging from the scenes on our television screens.

But there is a marked difference between the unforgivable criminality we are seeing now, and the unforgivable criminality...

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Why Rebekah Brooks' Evidence Session to MPs is likely to be Postponed

Posted 17 July 2011 | 22:25:09 (EST)

Rebekah Brooks has been released on police bail until October following her arrest by appointment at midday on Sunday.

We should of course always remember that an arrest does not in itself mean someone has done anything wrong, but rather allows investigators to question people under the provisions of the...

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