Conservatives on Westminster City Council want to ban soup runs from giving help to homeless people - they are attempting to insert a measure in the London Local Authorities bill that will outlaw the distribution of food. If passed today the bill will be debated in the commons and then if passed the ban would come in sometime next year.

David Rowntree, drummer with the band Blur, is standing for Labour in a council by-election in the Marylebone are of Westminster. If you would like to help out, please email alen@mathewson.org.uk.

In the meantime, here's a short interview with David.