Soon enough, cameras were being whipped around in the direction of the peaks that were jutting out of the water.

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If a sizeable number of Labour backbenchers decide to vote against, this will be a blow to Gordon Brown's authority even thought it is not being whipped.

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There was a sharp rise in grumbling this month as the final business of the presidency was being whipped through the councils, and national representatives found themselves trapped at table for 12 and 13 hours at a stretch.

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It was clear from the contributions on Monday night that a lot of senior backbenchers simply didn't believe the protestations of the deputy leader of the House, David Heath, that the government had put forward the changes as a mere tidying-up exercise, and they were alarmed to note that ministers and parliamentary private secretaries were being whipped to support the changes.

BBC: The end of the 'Westminster Spring'?

But Mrs Child appeared on set with a frying pan, a portable hot-plate, an apron, a whisk and a dozen eggs, and merrily whipped up an omelette as she was being interviewed.

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