Flankers (part one)

Ivan Lewis, Shadow Culture Secretary, has two new chums to help him, as well as the wisdom of Tessa Jowell, sticking with her Olympics brief.   They are Ian Austin and Gloria De Piero.

Ian's cultural and sporting heritage is hard to spot. Educated at the Dudley School, and then graduating from the University of Essex, he got a job working for Black Country Publishing back in Dudley, and writing for Midland Sport Magazine, mainly on football and cycling. Then, through local politics and Labour Party PR, into the Commons in 2005, aged 40. At the last election, he squeezed in by 649 votes. If he's known for anything, it's for being one of "Gordon Brown's boot-boys" (copyright D Cameron). 

Austin(r) discusses England team selection with Andrew Marr. Pic from DTel

More on Gloria to follow...