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What a message of unity. The talk of the night though was the remarkable transformation of Len McCluskey. The recently-departed general secretary of Unite was known as a heavyweight trade unionist but now looks nothing of the sort, having shed the pounds since he left office. Has the Labour power-broker been taking dieting tips off his former flatmate Tom Watson? Asked by Mr S for his secret, McCluskey replied:
Only all that pressure has lifted off me and I’m able to look at myself in the mirror.
Clearly the £98 million Unite hotel probe isn’t bothering him. Sadly, McCluskey’s long-time comrade Jeremy Corbyn couldn’t be in attendance last night, despite his deeply-held love of falafel wraps. What a missed opportunity to celebrate our friends in hummus. A number of Jezza’s parliamentary colleagues did show up though, with a quick browse of the abstentions on last night’s division lists revealing which MPs like a cheeky kebab.
Looks like it’s not just Tory backbenchers who enjoy a diet of red meat…
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