Des breaks rules to nab a pew for Dave

DAVID CAMERON’S loyal former bag carrier Sir Desmond Swayne, left, slipped into the empty Commons chamber to put Cameron’s name down on a card to reserve a prime seat for PMQs. A nice gesture, soured only by the fact that MPs are banned from nabbing seats for someone else, however eminent. The subterfuge was wasted: Dave decided that it was prudent to skip the occasion, after all. CAMERON will be hoping his new spacious Commons office in one of the older corners of the crumbling Palace of Westminster is safer than the one directly above him. This was hastily vacated by ex-Tory Cabinet Minister Eric Pickles after the roof literally fell in. ‘It happened on EU referendum day. It felt like a portent,’ sighed Remainer Eric. THE new Prime Minister has had her first taste of Eurocratic cuisine during the past week of Brexit shuttle diplomacy. For dinner with Angela Merkel in Berlin on Wednesday, Mrs May was served veal with mushrooms. The following day, dining with Francois Hollande in Paris, her heart sank as she looked at the menu and saw... veal again. This time with spinach.