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Alan Johnson v Sir Archy Kirkwood Ground: Portcullis House Kick- off: 9.45am
Throw the sharks some meat - as Bernard Ingham used to say - or they'll go for your legs. Mr Johnson took his advice to heart for a dangerous grilling by the Work and Pensions Select Committee, chaired by Sir Archy, about blunders at the Child Support Agency. In his opening words, the minister announced that CSA boss Doug Smith, sitting beside him, had just quit. Sir Archy and his sharks went into a feeding frenzy and the hapless Mr Smith was torn to pieces, accused to his face of "failure". Mr Johnson sat quietly to one side, legs blissfully intact.See the full content of this document
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