On the left, the Labour leader is surrounded by Leanne Wood of Plaid Cymru, who was once arrested for protesting over Trident and told to leave
the Welsh Assembly chamber for calling the Queen «Mrs Windsor»; Nicola Sturgeon of the SNP, who is a fiery and accomplished debater intent on savaging Miliband for signing up to the austerity agenda; and Natalie Bennett of the Greens, who can promote precisely the sorts of policies core Labour supporters are desperate to see.
He has long had a poor relationship with Leanne Wood (going back to ordering her to leave
the Welsh Assembly chamber for calling The Queen «Mrs Windsor» when he was Presiding Officer) and has been semi-detatched for many years.
Not exact matches
Thus here the Commons could take further inspiration from the Scottish Parliament,
Welsh Assembly and European Parliament by moving to a purpose - built circular
chamber.
This is compounded because Westminster is now a Parliament amongst others, with the circular
chambers of the Scottish Parliament, Northern Ireland
Assembly,
Welsh Assembly, and European Parliament showcasing a more modern form of political language and procedure.
When he appears in the
chamber later, Mr Crabb will tell AMs that «devolution is not an endless journey» and that «it is time for the 16 - year continuous debate about powers to end and for the
Welsh Assembly to become a full Parliament.»