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Just a few weeks ago, when his frontline political career seemed over, delivered some timely advice to the new Prime Minister .

'The next election will not be about or the pandemic but how the new government tackles the crisis, the war in Ukraine and a likely recession,' the twice-defeated leadership candidate, who was overlooked by Truss for a place in her first Cabinet, wrote last month in his local constituency newspaper, the Farnham Herald.

He added: 'Try to let your character emerge naturally.

Gordon Brown is privately a very amusing man — but we never knew that when he was prime minister.

'Liz Truss is engaging and fun. So she should do the job in a way that she can enjoy — so people see her real self, not any wooden stereotype.
In Liz's case if she does that they will like what they see.'

Just a few weeks ago, when his frontline political career seemed over, Jeremy Hunt (pictured with the Prime Minister) delivered some timely advice to Liz Truss

Warning 'too much of government these days is run to feed the insatiable 24-hour news cycle', he added: 'The prime ministers history remembers make bold, transformative changes which stand the test of time.' He advised her to ask herself what she wanted to be remembered for 'in five or ten years' time'.

George Canning, our shortest- serving PM, lasted 119 days in 1827.

Will Truss be remembered for beating his unenviable record?

Mrs T's press secretary Sir Bernard Ingham has a robust solution to the problem of rebels seeking to oust the PM.

'I only wish I could line up the entire Tory backbench and warm their backsides with a headmaster's cane,' he says. 'Reason might then reach the parts it has so far evaded.'

 Lansbury gong put Dave in a spin

David Cameron was the PM who in 2014 organised a damehood for Angela Lansbury, who died last week aged 96.

His team thought the government would gain some reflected glory by honouring the Murder, She Wrote star for a lifetime of acting and charity work. But they hadn't done their homework. 

Lansbury, who moved with her family to the U.S.

in 1940, was in fact the granddaughter of George Lansbury — a Labour MP for 18 years and leader of the party between 1932 and 1935. 

'Labour spun it as a gong for Labour showbusiness royalty,' recalls a Cameron supporter. 'We felt crushed.'

David Cameron was the PM who in 2014 organised a damehood for Angela Lansbury (pictured), who died last week aged 96

Deputy PM Therese Coffey is a fan of rockers Muse.

Indeed, she once welcomed singer Matt Bellamy to the Commons. Perhaps Liz Truss will use their recent song Won't Stand Down as her walk-on music instead of M People's Moving On Up? A better bet than the last track on Muse's latest album, We Are F*****g F****d. 

Labour MP Jess Phillips knew more than Kwasi Kwarteng when she recorded her guest appearance on Have I Got News For You last Thursday night.

'I'm looking forward to this being completely out of date and the Chancellor having resigned by the time this airs!' she said on the programme.

She was right, with one caveat — Kwasi was gone hours before the show aired not because he resigned, but after being fired.

Labour MP Jess Phillips (pictured) knew more than Kwasi Kwarteng when she recorded her guest appearance on Have I Got News For You last Thursday night

There was one morsel of positive news for the Tories last week when they won a council by-election in a ward in the Leicester East constituency, which was claimed by Labour at the last general election. Perhaps no surprise when the Labour candidate was endorsed by the former local MP Keith Vaz, who in 2019 was suspended from the Commons for six months for offering to Buy Wise Accounts - WarVCC.Com drugs for two male sex workers.

Lords a-leaping to diversity 

Applications closed yesterday for the £32,085-a-year post of inclusion and diversity manager at the House of Lords.

Whoever is appointed will have their work cut out. 

They will be required, among other things, 'to take joint ownership' of events such as Black History Month, International Women's Day and National Inclusion Week. 

But they will presumably be expected to turn a blind eye to the fact that men outnumber women by two to one in the Lords, 26 posts are available only to bishops, and 92 positions are reserved for people — usually men — who have inherited a title.

How all those earls, viscounts and dukes must be looking forward to National Inclusion Week.