UKIP’s new group leader in Wales Neil Hamilton is wasting no time in making the most of his new gig. Guido can reveal he has already hired his wife Christine as his new assistant on the public payroll. No doubt after a full and open recruitment process…

Neil tells Guido:

“It is true I will be employing Christine. Christine has 26 years of experience of working in the House of Commons for MPs, and there is no one better to manage my diary. She will be employed on the bottom rung of the lowest scale.”

Surely an applicant with such experience deserves a better salary than that…