Westminster wars

THERESA MAY could not bear to watch the end of the England vs Colombia game because she found it too stressful. What hope is there when the woman who is supposed to be fighting our corner over Brexit hides behind the sofa during a penalty shootout?

oUr europhile Chancellor Philip Hammond is holidaying in southern France,

quelle surprise. He says the summer break is the most stressful time of year for him. I would have thought betraying Britain’s High Streets and selling us out in the Brexit negotiations was more taxing than munching croissants on the riviera.

ITV’s Robert Peston denies his show was moved from Sunday mornings to Wednesday nights because it was a ratings flop: ‘I wanted my life back. It was my suggestion.’ So it’s nothing to do with the fact that he had half the viewers that repeats of Neighbours were getting?