As Guido revealed in yesterday’s Sun on Sunday, the selection process in Braintree to replace disgraced dick pic king Brooks Newmark has been cancelled amid speculation he is planning the unlikeliest of comebacks. Brooks was spotted holding secret talks with his local association after concerns about the quality of the other candidates. Despite him promising post-parliament penance working for charity, he saw his chance. Tory sources confirm from Westminster that Brooks had been “wavering”, however, Guido understands any attempt by him to stand again has been blocked by high command: “It’s not going to happen”. Just as Guido was preparing to stand as the Pyjama Party candidate…
Always the provider of public service blogging, here is Penny Mordaunt’s Commons “cock welfare” debate – as revealed in the Sun on Sunday and elsewhere. A cock and bull story…
Tory MP Karl McCartney appears to have ‘done a Dromey’, in other words ‘favouriting’ a saucy picture on his Twitter account. His Labour opponent’s decision to flag this up, uncensored, to her followers will have had them choking on their lunch:
Red faces all round…
UPDATE:
Took time 2 reaccess @twitter following security changes.Followers know I tweet or retweet & don't use fav button.Thx to all who notified me
— Karl McCartney (@karlmccartney) November 27, 2014
Told one should never ever sit under a portrait of 1st Earl of Granville & ask if they serve Sambuca.
— Sarah Vaughan-Brown (@svaughanbrown) November 26, 2014
As much as I know it is always wrong to do a midnight pirouette in Central Lobby, it feels so very right.
— Sarah Vaughan-Brown (@svaughanbrown) November 26, 2014
Guessing Sarah Vaughan-Brown, ITN’s Communications Director, won’t be feeling so very right this morning…
UPDATE: The morning after the night before…
@piersmorgan @Mirror_Editor does anyone need a comms director..? #P45
— Sarah Vaughan-Brown (@svaughanbrown) November 27, 2014
@katiehind @louisehammersle @MediaGuido @GuidoFawkes Might launch own brand of Sambuca – Midnight Pirouette. Nice ring to it #sambucaspinner
— Sarah Vaughan-Brown (@svaughanbrown) November 27, 2014
United Nations Special Envoy and High Commissioner of the UNHCR, Angelina Jolie, has voiced her concerns about Ed Miliband’s mansion tax:
“I’m quite responsible about money. That could put me off [moving to London].”
Wonder who could have put her up to that…
Clip via Channel 4 News.
Guido is donning his brown cords for the Political Studies Association awards dinner this evening. The PSA have done some very early festive polling to find out who the public would most like to stand under the mistletoe with. Clegg soars to 2%…
