Vince Cable has long been a staunch advocate of greater Huawei involvement in the UK. From stepping down as Business Secretary in 2015 right up to this year he’s been busy penning op-eds talking them up and defending them in interviews. He even launched a public attack on Theresa May in 2016 over the fact that she demanded more stringent security vetting for Huawei when they were in Government together…

Luckily for Vince all that loyalty hasn’t gone unrewarded, he was happily enjoying Huawei’s hospitality at their Summer Reception in Banqueting House on Whitehall last night. Also on the guestlist were Shadow Business Minister Chi Onwurah and Labour MP Daniel Zeichner, the SNP’s Lisa Cameron and Tory peers Lucy Neville-Rolfe, Michael Bates and David Willetts who gave a speech opposing a blanket ban on Huawei 5G technology. Whether or not they’re allowed to help connect the UK’s 5G network, they’re certainly good at making connections in Parliament…

Is it too cynical of Guido to wonder if old twinkle toes is not thinking about his retirement and that perhaps a few non-executive directorships for the former Business Secretary would be in order. Given Vince’s SpAd at BEIS was Ashley Lumsden, who just so happens to now be head of Government Relations for Huawei, this is more likely than you might think. At least that way he’ll get paid for the service he is now giving Huawei for free…

Labour’s Chi Onwurah completely unable to say whose side she is on in Iran… painful. 

“You’ll be lying awake out of the guilt of what the Tories are doing” – @ChiOnwurah’s message to Labour voters thinking of switching to Tory pic.twitter.com/aCEsac9PTe

— BBC Newsnight (@BBCNewsnight) May 10, 2017

“I’d say to Labour voters who are thinking of switching to Tory, I’d say that in two years time you will be lying at wake at night out of the guilt of what the Tories are doing to our schools, to our the NHS and to the economy, and your responsibility for that.”

Labour MP Chi Onwurah on a charm offensive to win back Tory votes…

Chi Onwurah on Prince Philip’s retirement:

“Congratulations to Prince Philip on retiring in financial security at time of his choosing from a job he enjoys.”