Westminster wars

+ OF ALL the unanswered questions over Jeremy Corbyn’s meetings with a Czech spy, surely the most troubling is: how did he manage to get into east Germany with Diane Abbott riding pillion on his motorcycle at the height of the Cold War? But then even Checkpoint Charlie guards would quail if confronted by formidable Ms Abbott.

+ UNICEF chief Justin Forsyth’s resignation after allegations of sexual misconduct while he was head of Save The Children was long overdue. He should have been sacked years ago when he approved a humanitarian award from the charity for his old boss Tony Blair — despite an internal

Save The Children letter signed by 200 staff calling the award ‘morally reprehensible’ and an online petition pointing out that Blair was responsible for thousands of deaths in wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.

+ WHILE celebrities have been virtue- signalling with #MeToo, two women from opposite sides of the political spectrum united to really make a difference. Theresa May hugged the former Labour Cabinet minister Tessa Jowell after they announced a £ 45 million funding increase for brain tumour research. The initiative may not be in time to help Tessa, but it was a terrific example of what girl power can actually do.