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Andrew Pierce of the Daily Mail looks behind the scenes at Westminster. David Cameron's much publicised speech on Europe was cancelled because of the hostage crisis in Algeria. Former Foreign Secretary Sir Malcolm Rifkind discusses the Prime Minister's options for dealing with the situation. Even though the European speech was postponed at the last minute, there was no shortage of MPs lining up to say what they wanted to hear from the Prime Minister on Europe. Conservative MPs Mark Reckless and Robert Buckland on their expectations. As a Commons Select Committee begins looking into efficiency savings in the NHS will hospital closures be inevitable? Steve Barclay Conservative and Rosie Cooper Labour on being honest with the public. And a rare appearance by former Prime Minister Gordon Brown in a commons debate. Sketch writer Ann Treneman from the Times does a bit of "Gordo spotting". The Editor is Marie Jessel.
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