Fisticuffs in the Lobby.

Whatever next? Mind you, Ed Miliband's claim that the Prime Minister physically threatened Jesse Norman – no, not the opera singer, but the rebel Tory MP for Hereford – has at least succeeded in arousing public interest in the tedious issue of Lords reform. Perhaps the PM should play Flashman more often – the public like a strong man at the top, even if he does turn a politically inappropriate shade of red.

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