Our man in London pays his first visit

And although David Lammy MP recognised that the Island was a very different place to his Tottenham constituency, he said that he looked forward to a co-operative relationship with the Island authorities.The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State of the Department for Constitutional Affairs was speaking after a meeting with members of the Policy and Resources Committee, the Attorney General, William Bailhache, and senior civil servants.The 31-year-old minister – who was the youngest in the House of Commons until Sarah Teather won the Brent East by-election last week – emphasised the strength of the links between the States and the Labour Government, and said he looked forward to a continued good relationship.