Matthew Parris

On 6 February 2007, Westminster Challenge hosted an exclusive talk with the journalist and former Conservative MP Matthew Parris.

The event will be held at Chandos House, 6.30-8.30. Please email
christopher@keithraffan.co.uk to reserve your ticket.

Tickets costs £35 per person, with funds raised going towards Crimestoppers, The Children’s Society and Cancer Research UK.

Husky dog training

On Sunday 28 February MPs Tobias Ellwood, Emily Thornberry, Ed Vaizey and Jenny Willott gathered in Epping Forrest. The goal of the day was for the MP team to do some much needed husky dog training in preparation for their Arctic expedition.

The team were also lucky enough to be spend the day with the polar explorer Victoria Riches, who was able to pass on advise from years of experience.

Jenny Willott races along on the practice sled





Ed Vaizey with his practice-session husky team. In the Arctic each participant will have between 4 and 6 dogs pulling the sled

Paintball

The Red Army marches across the City of London

The first Westminster Challenge Paintball event took place on Saturday near Liverpool Street, in the City of London. Six teams took part, representing the Labour, Conservative and Liberal Democrat parties, Gorkana, Connect PA, journalists from The Times and Guardian newspapers, representative from Crimestoppers and The Children’s Society and a guest appearance by Westminster Challenge supporter, His Excellency Vygaudas Usackas, the Lithuanian Ambassador.

As a hail of bullets flew around the City, the Labour Party team (named the Red Army) took an early lead capturing the flags of other teams. They became unstoppable and topped the league table from the start until the bitter end.

As the defeated teams counted their bruises from the paintball explosions, the Red Army marched off victorious to the nearest pub to celebrate their victory.

The Children’s Society prepare to battle…