The Sunday Times may well be appealing the case won by Peter Cruddas against their Insight team, but that has not stopped the former Tory treasurer cracking out the champers. Guido hears that Cruddas has written to a select few who did not put the boot in when he was stung by the the Sunday Times to invite them to a “thank you for standing by me party”.

Given the Conservatives are refusing to give him an official apology, Guido does not imagine many in Downing Street or CCHQ made the invite list.