Westminster Wars

+ SCOTTISH Tory leader Ruth Davidson announces she is pregnant with her first child, conceived through IVF, with her fiancée Jen Wilson. Overjoyed at the prospect of motherhood, she says that, like thousands of work ing women, she will take maternity leave then return to work. An openly gay woman about to become a mum, she’s one of the most popular and prominent politicians in the country. What an indication of how times have changed — dramatically for the better.

+ DRESSED in a shocking pink jacket and frothing at the mouth, Diane Abbott demanded the Home Secretary be sacked. ‘Who can have confidence in Amber Rudd if she doesn’t seem able to get her basic facts right?’ Textbook hypocrisy from a shadow home secretary who, when asked during the last election how much Labour’s promise of an extra 10,000 police officers would cost, replied £ 300,000 — which comes to £30 each.