Congratulations to Alastair Campbell on his prepping, Gordon came over surprisingly well with Piers. Very low bar for expectations mind you..

UPDATE :  Piers Morgan wrote in the Mail before tonight’s broadcast that

Gordon Brown had finally agreed to sit down with me for an interview entirely about his personal life, with no political statements or policy debate permitted.  ’What’s your agenda, here?’ he smiled nervously, when he arrived at the studio.  ’To perform a miracle and make you sound human,’ I smiled back.

Guido agrees with Fraser, it was the miracle of television…

Piers Morgan writes…

Gordon Brown had finally agreed to sit down with me for an interview entirely about his personal life, with no political statements or policy debate permitted.  ’What’s your agenda, here?’ he smiled nervously, when he arrived at the studio.  ’To perform a miracle and make you sound human,’ I smiled back.

Earlier last week Guido highlighted Lord Swarj Paul and promised he would be returning to the subject. Osborne was on Sky News this morning and was pushed over Lord Ashcroft’s tax status. Osborne eventually retorted that Labour politicians were never questioned about Lord Paul.

Lord Paul provided some 20% of the funding for Gordon’s leadership campaign and the billionaire has promised “that if there is an election and the money is wanted, whatever I can pay I will. I am a believer in Gordon Brown and his leadership..”.  When Labour supporters discover how Lord Paul made his fortune they will be dismayed…

UPDATE : Guido has been needling that friend of the workers, Kevin Maguire, on this issue.*  Our Kev never misses a chance to have a go at Lord Ashcroft, yet has been silent about Lord Paul.   He has just tweeted that “Lab[our] shouldn’t take his dosh”.  Progress. Perhaps he has now had a look into Lord Paul himself…

*Before anyone asks, Guido has long said Ashcroft should come clean.  See here, here and here.