By Tim Montgomerie
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I'm trying to lose weight myself at the moment (down 9 kg if you are interested) and so was interested to note a much thinner Richard Harrington stand up in the Commons last week. He's done much better than me. He's lost three stone (about 20 kg). He tells me that portion control is his secret. He's eating half as much as he used to and eats two starters whenever he goes out for dinner.
Richard has written for ConservativeHome today; he's defending the Coalition's reforms to the planning regime.
