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The Aylesbury Indian Cultural Society’s annual Diwali party is one of the constituency events that I most enjoy. The mood is that of a big, informal family do. Everyone is encouraged to take to the dance floor and even my somewhat awkward Bollywood steps (I might give Ann Widdecombe a run [...]

Raised one of the great issues of the moment at the journalists' prize bash last night.  When should Ann Widdicombe stand down from Strictly Come Dancing?  An expert opinion came from past dancing dilletante John Sargeant (pictured with former MP Marshall-Andrews). John, of course, abandoned his role because he was too popular. He [...]

  Ken Follett asked on Sunday, ‘Do you have to be mad to work for the Mail?’ He was commented on a mail writers claim that Rolling Stone Keith Richards has killed more people that the Iraq war. Today another Mail scribbler dribbled poison at Speaker Berkow. It was empty mindless [...]

A secret I can keep no longer. I am an admirer of Ann Widdecombe. She is brave gusty politician. She hounded Michael Howard and the foxhunters with ferocious style and vigour. But she lacks physical grace. She walks with a list to starboard and an uncertain gait. She has as much to contribute to ballroom dancing [...]

FREEDOM of Information requests to the Ministry of Defence have unearthed a bizarre incident from the dying days of the last Conservative government involving Ann Widdecombe and a top secret RAF weapon. "And I woulda gotten away with it if it weren't for them pesky RAF pilots..." According to the papers, Miss [...]

Results of round 1:John Bercow 179George Young 112Margaret Beckett 74Alan Haselhurst 66Alan Beith 55Ann Widdecombe 44Eliminated are: Parmjit Dhanda (26), Richard Shepherd (15), Patrick Cormack (13) and Michael Lord (9)We now have ten minutes to see if anyone drops out, otherwise a second round of voting.[PS Do I get a [...]

Just come from the House of Commons where we've just heard from the ten candidates for Speaker. We have until about ten past four to vote then they reckon it will take about an hour to count the first round of votes. The bottom candidate plus anyone [...]