Well, it was sort of accidental. Labour MP Kerry McCarthy wanted to deliver a speech in the House of Commons, and there were so many last minute changes to the text she just decided to read it from her iPad.
The Mirror reports the use of the iPad was the first after a rule change that allowed iPads in the chamber. Devices no bigger than a sheet of A4 paper are allowed, so smartphones and tablets are OK but laptops are still not allowed.
Meanwhile, the BBC is reporting that Tony Blair's former IT chief has criticized the government for overly ambitious and badly manag
