Dave’s father-in law blasts ‘obsolete’ Lord Heseltine

EUROPHILE Tory peer Michael Heseltine has been dealt a harsh warning by former House of Lords whip Viscount Astor for his anti-Brexit intervention and criticism of Theresa May’s leadership.

‘Heseltine is good for a quote, but he doesn’t actually make any difference, does he? Half the people don’t even know who he is any more. He’s a bit obsolete,’ declares Astor, who is married to David Cameron’s mother-in-law Annabel.

‘Retired politicians should by and large keep quiet.’

The former Deputy Prime Minister has consistently urged the Conservative Party to scrap Brexit and earlier this week appeared on BBC’s Newsnight to disparage Mrs May, claiming she won’t survive much longer in her current post.