Guido is told the Yeo deselection vote is neck and neck, there is even a suggestion that Monday’s result could be decided by a single figure margin. So where has the absentee MP decided would be the best place to spend the weekend? Resisting the lure of the golf course, Yeo has flown to Cairo, perhaps to take refuge in a sand bunker:

As Tim Yeo's local party vote on whether to de-select him. (Vote on Monday) the man himself is in Cairo. Shows confidence…

— Tim Bouverie (@TimPBouverie) February 1, 2014

Who does he sphinx he is?