+Kelly Report Press Launch Live Blog+

09.28: TB is on his way to the launch.

Will Kelly disappoint or will he offer a bold and radical transformation of Parliament?

Read all about it here first.

10.05 clearly waiting for the headlines to be over on sky etc before starting. Flicking through the report. Good to see receipts for everything and no more mortage claims. Here we go....

10.08 Kelly opening gambit, the leaders agreed then, briefed them. Having a go at leaders for leaking. "The media briefings did not come from me". "Extremely irritating, frustrating for committee and those affected by recommendations that have not been altered at all."

Grumpy!

10.10 Fair and reasonable, not draconian, hmmmm.

10.12 -these measures will not make parliament only accessible to the rich. So don't even try that line Harman, Brown etc.

10.14 - central pay bank for rent and hotels. Cheaper and more effective, MPs can pay the difference if they want somewhere bigger if it meets criteria. Not quite the Olympic village but vast improvement.

10.15- LCA reduced. Sorry Mr McNulty.

10.18 - Kelly puts Harman in her place. Claims she supported the idea of family members not being employed during oral evidence in the summer but not this week.. silly wench.

10.20 Goodbye communication allowance, thank goodness for that. Costs should come out of office budget where it has to compete with other needs. PS MPs must meet the cost of travel home.

Kelly warning leaders not to renege on their promise to implement the recommendations. "leadership and determination" needed "however uncomfortable that may be"

Wants it in place by next parliament. - "if the will and the determination are there" it can be done"

"This committee will be watching."

C4 news get the first question- Kelly bats away issue of pay, fair as it's not in his purview.

Cathy Newman: Rental is more expensive in central London no? Is there a limit on hotel expenses?

Kelly: £120 per night for hotels. Has a dig at Dolphin Sq. City Inn rubbing hands together no doubt.

Nick Robinson is getting highly distressed that he hasn't been allowed to ask a question yet. Kelly clearly very grumpy with BBC leaks. Nothing for Sky yet either... Figures seeing as they both went to town on the report last week.

The Sun got a question, Nick Robinson checking watch.

Kelly says there is a considerable desire to get the expenses scandal behind us, in order to do that, MPs must accept the report as a whole and simply "get on with it".

Michael White praises the Fees Office. Predictably. Now bashing bankers. Seems lost and bewildered, slipped into Russian. Rambling. Drunk? Kelly "Thank you for that."

10.44: Nick Robinson checking his watch continually, still no question, getting grumpy:

10:45 if the HofC wants to bring itself into modern world families can't be employed. They don't do that "Even in Europe" - great line.

10.46: Sky get the question before BBC. Nick Robinson, steaming.

10.48: Michael White is now heckling from the back, defending MPs. Heavy night?

10.49: HAHAHA

Sunlight Centre

get a question before the BBC. Probably something to do with the

Shadow Kelly

report they published.

Ok Robinson nearly there, he's got the microphone in his hand.... is he going to get the last question as a thanks-for-coming-prize? Shame the TV news channels have already cut away. Very embarrassing for BBC.

10.58: Oh it just gets worse. Kelly handed a piece of paper saying ASK NICK ROBINSON A QUESTION. "I'm told you're looking gumpy Nick". Big bluster all very cringe.

Spot the Bear. It's a wrap folks.