On yer bike! How Soames roams the corridors of power

SIR Nicholas Soames has been causing chaos at Westminster during his efforts to lose weight. The senior Tory – grandson of Sir Winston Churchill – has taken delivery of a new bike and was pictured, right, testing it out in the corridors of Portcullis House, where MPs have offices. Unfortunately, Sir Nicholas will not be burning too many calories because the £1,000 Amps bike comes with an electric motor. But at least the MP will not be involved in any scandal. When I dared to ask if it was a freebie, he shot back: ‘Of course not! I paid for it.’