IT was the moment the Tory posh boy got a dressing down from the even posher Labour girl.
With Blue Dave crowing about how the comrades had performed a glorious u-turn and voted with the Government on backing the EU referendum Bill, Harriet's eyes rolled and she snipped: "You won the election, you're the Prime Minister. You don't need to do ranting and sneering and gloating."
The blue rinse mob cheered and sneered away.
"You can just answer the question and frankly you should show a bit more class," added the big H, at which the Tory toff fell about laughing.
But the dressing down wasn't over. After the PM answered a question on child care, he quoted the acting chief comrade when she admitted some Labour supporters were relieved Ed Miliband had lost the election.
The Harman eyes rolled again. "He just can't help himself but gloat can he? Go right ahead and gloat but why shouldn't he just answer the question about child care...Perhaps we can have an answer rather than a gloating session for the next question."
She was to be disappointed. Flashman gloated on and on and on.
Earlier, one had to take a second and third look to confirm just how many MPs were attending, yes, Scottish Questions.
In the past, tumbleweed often swept between the Commons benches as tartan topics only attracted a few hardy souls. Now, it is quite clear both Labour and Tory whips have instructed their kinfolk to turn up in numbers so as not to let the SNP horde hog all the questions.
Intriguingly, those nice Nationalists seemed pretty subdued as Fluffy - also known as Scottish Secretary David Mundell - made his debut.
He did rather well, noting how a question from the SNP's Roger Mullin was "momentous" as it was the first ever at Scottish Questions from the Member representing Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath; the previous holder was, of course, one Gordon Brown.
Supported by Treasury Minister Anna Soubry(the junior Scotland Office Minister Andrew Dunlop is now in the Lords), who doubtless had something of a culture shock, Fluffy rebuffed questions on child poverty and the living wage to attack the SNP on its cooling(allegedly) on full fiscal autonomy.
Mr M noted how if there were votes on FFA, then "we may have to ensure the toilets are enlarged because I suspect all SNP members would want to lock themselves in so they can absent themselves on any decision". A reference to the unfortunate Nationalist hero Angus Brendan MacNeil who locked himself into one of the Commons loos.
And to one question from Tory colleague, the fab Michael Fabricant, who talked of an "SNP Government in the UK" regarding fiscal responsibility, an aghast Fluffy noted, to Nationalist cheers: "I'm not clear my honourable friend is suggesting the SNP take over the government of the UK, although that may be one of Ms Sturgeon's aspirations." Nicola for Prime Minister; whatever next?
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