When a footballer is more of a statesman than anybody in government ...

[Denzil_DC]

4. He's looked quite groggy in his media appearances last night and this morning.

That's right, he's still digging.

Last night's BBC Newsnight:

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Simon Gosden. Esq. #fbpe 3.5% 🕷 🇪🇺 🇬🇧 🏴?☠️ 🦠 🦠
@g_gosden

“Not everything has to be done from central government… there are lots of support mechanisms out there” says Ben Bradley who claimed £59,000 in expenses last year.
Children in Need is on November 13th. #torybrexit Britain

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This morning's BBC Breakfast:

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Toby Earle
@TobyonTV

1) Ben Bradley draws a school into his argument
2) School disagrees with him
3) Ben Bradley says he doesn’t want to draw a school into an argument
4) Naga Munchetty points out he has

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Spare a thought for an innocent US TV anchorman called Ben Bradley and UK MP Ben Bradshaw, who've been fielding some quite colourful if misdirected tweets in the last 12 hours or so.

Meanwhile, 100 Tory MPs have written to Keir Skarmer complaining that Angela Rayner calling one of them "scum" in the House (she's apologized for doing so) has led to them receiving "widespread abuse".

I'm sure it's all down to Angela Raynor, and nothing to do with their own behaviour.