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| Parliament's Mr Bump turns ladder fall to good account | Parliament's Mr Bump turns ladder fall to good account |
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| Members of Parliament to go to all manner of lengths to endear themselves to constituents but all too often the artifice involved shows through and spoils the effect. | Members of Parliament to go to all manner of lengths to endear themselves to constituents but all too often the artifice involved shows through and spoils the effect. |
| That cannot be said of Labour/Co-operative's man in Barrow-in-Furness, John Woodcock, whose current visit to his local hospital and subsequent Tweeting of appreciation wasn't intended at all. | That cannot be said of Labour/Co-operative's man in Barrow-in-Furness, John Woodcock, whose current visit to his local hospital and subsequent Tweeting of appreciation wasn't intended at all. |
| He was storing bits and bobs in his attic at home when he lost his concentration and grip and tumbled off the ladder. A leg injury which has kept him in for treatment meant that an ambulance had to be called. Next stop, Furness General Hospital. | He was storing bits and bobs in his attic at home when he lost his concentration and grip and tumbled off the ladder. A leg injury which has kept him in for treatment meant that an ambulance had to be called. Next stop, Furness General Hospital. |
| Woodcock, who is 34 and shadow transport minister, wins himself a place in the Boris Johnson class of Turning Misfortune to Good Account via his treatment of the affair on Twitter. He sent out a message this morning saying: | Woodcock, who is 34 and shadow transport minister, wins himself a place in the Boris Johnson class of Turning Misfortune to Good Account via his treatment of the affair on Twitter. He sent out a message this morning saying: |
| Ug, spent night in A&E after falling off ladder: what an eejit. Lucky escape after neck brace, CT scans & palaver. Staff superb. Me bashful. | Ug, spent night in A&E after falling off ladder: what an eejit. Lucky escape after neck brace, CT scans & palaver. Staff superb. Me bashful. |
| Shortly afterwards, another tweet pinged forth saying: | Shortly afterwards, another tweet pinged forth saying: |
| Also big thx to paramedics who stretchered me from scene of eejitry. One said next time I want fact finder on ambulance service pls just ask. | Also big thx to paramedics who stretchered me from scene of eejitry. One said next time I want fact finder on ambulance service pls just ask. |
| Nothing's broken and he's due home and has a feast of messages to read on Twitter and elsewhere – all affectionate and many from fellow MPs. One of my favourites awards him the accolade of 'becoming Parliament's own Mr Bump' while his own are gradually revealing more about the drama. Eg: | Nothing's broken and he's due home and has a feast of messages to read on Twitter and elsewhere – all affectionate and many from fellow MPs. One of my favourites awards him the accolade of 'becoming Parliament's own Mr Bump' while his own are gradually revealing more about the drama. Eg: |
| Plummeted off of a ladder while trying to put contents of @Mandytelford's boot in attic. A valuable lesson. | Plummeted off of a ladder while trying to put contents of @Mandytelford's boot in attic. A valuable lesson. |
| Mandy Telford – Mrs W and a former president of the National Union of Students – counter-Tweets in her turn: | Mandy Telford – Mrs W and a former president of the National Union of Students – counter-Tweets in her turn: |
| ha! reckon two kids much easier than looking after a laid up @jwoodcockmp! See you later | ha! reckon two kids much easier than looking after a laid up @jwoodcockmp! See you later |
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