Cameron praises UEL over regeneration
Tory leader David Cameron praised the University of East London when he visited its Docklands campus this week.
Cameron was speaking to students, staff and reporters at the event over a range of issues, including MPs expenses and his future plans, as well as a vision for a "new form of politics".
He praised the work of the university's new vice-chancellor Professor Patrick McGhee, who he held a meeting with earlier in the day.
He said: "One of the great things about this job is that you get to travel around and meet the people who lead our institutions. People like Patrick who have a great passion for what they do.
"UEL is in an incredible position and I am proud of the work it is doing to redevelop this important area."
Meanwhile, former Mayor of London Ken Livingstone attended a Tower Hamlets College and Tower Hamlets Council run-event at the Britannia Hotel.
Livingstone was discussing apprenticeships and their changing role in today's economy.
The college's head of business development Andrew Cruikshank said: "Obviously it is great that someone as high profile as Ken Livingstone believes so strongly in the value of apprenticeships.
"It helps to increase awareness of the benefits among young people and employers."
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I've always voted Labour, but looking at the state of the country now I'm ashamed I ever did.
Hmm and the Conservatives are so slapdash that they can't even put a decimal point in the right place. They released a document claiming that 54% of young women, under 18 years, living in poor areas, are pregnant. None of the people reading the document before release at Tory HQs even thought that figure looked the tiniest bit high? It shows how completely out of touch they now are. Nothing wrong with David Cameron having a net worth of more than £30million, nice money if you have the luck to inherit it but just don't pretend, it's disingenuous.
There are more millionaires in the cabinet than the shadow cabinet
Nick clegg is also a multi-millionaire
Here's a list of Shadow Cabinet worth from The Spectator July '08.
Cameron's worth on here doesn't include what he stands to inherit from his own family and from wife's vast wealth
1: Lord Strathclyde: £10m
2: Philip Hammond: £9m
3: George Osborne: £4.3m
4: Jeremy Hunt: £4.1m
5: David Cameron: £3.2m
6: Dominic Grieve: £3.1m
7: Francis Maude: £3m
8: William Hague: £2.2m
9: Alan Duncan: £2.1m
10: Andrew Mitchell: £2m
11: David Willetts: £1.9m
12: Theresa May: £1.7m
13: Oliver Letwin: £1.5m
14: Caroline Spelman: £1.5m
15: Owen Paterson: £1.5m
16: Cheryl Gillan: £1.4m
17: Liam Fox: £1m
18: Grant Schapps: £1m
19: Michael Gove: £1m
20: Eric Pickles: £700,000
21: Andrew Lansley: £700,000
22: Peter Ainsworth: £700,000
23: David Mundell: £500,000
24: Chris Grayling: £500,000
25: Baroness Anelay: £500,000
26: Patrick McLoughlin: £250,000
27: Baroness Warsi: £130,000
28: Nick Herbert: nil
29: Theresa Villiers: nil
Additionally, some have said that these figures are vastly underestimated.
Can someone else add the figures for the Cabinet? I don't doubt what 'Anonymous' has said about Labour worth (houses themselves will be at least a few million to begin with)but please support with figures and source of information as I have done.