Westminster wars

ARCH europhile and Treasury Chief Secretary liz Truss turned up for a crisis Brexit meeting wearing a dress almost split to her knickers. Yes, dear, austerity has hit us all, but surely you could afford a frock that covered your underwear.

STRICTLY star Anton Du Beke longs for Boris Johnson to join the celebrity version of the show but fears no amount of sequins and Lycra could tidy him up: ‘He looks like an unmade bed.’ That has always been part of Boris’s appeal — just ask his mistresses.

THE tributes to Tessa Jowell were rightly effusive. What i remember most was the laughter in her eyes. She wore her many political achievements so lightly. labour spin doctor alastair Campbell called her ‘one of the nicest, most compassionate and empathetic people i ever met.’ it’s the only thing he’s ever said that i agree with.