Rishi Sunak closed the door on the final stragglers. It had been a good idea of his to invite every Tory MP to a pre-Christmas drinks party at Downing Street to celebrate another exhilaratingly successful year in government. He had never known a Conservative party that had been so united behind its leader. And he had just about managed to prevent Mark Francois from making an impromptu speech while necking a bottle of vodka.
It had been wonderful to see so many happy faces. Even all those MPs who were facing charges of rape and sexual assault had managed to have a laugh. And how good of Scott Benton to make an appearance before he went off on a well-deserved 35-day holiday. If only more MPs had the wit to lobby on behalf of gambling firms. Betting was the only way out of poverty for most Britons these days. He was proud to lead a government of such professionalism, integrity and accountability.
