Rock legend causes stir in Parliament while discussing charity tax problems
The Whoʼs frontman made waves at Westminster this week with unexpected gallery outburst. His visit included high-level talks about cancer charity taxes and brought up old Brexit opinions
Roger Daltrey made quite a scene in parliament this week when he got told-off for clapping during Prime Ministers Questions (while sitting next to ex-MP Nigel Evans in the public gallery). The Whoʼs front-man wasnt just there to cause trouble: he had a serious meeting with Kemi Badenoch about his Teenage Cancer Trustʼs tax problems — the charity is facing big costs from employerʼs NI changes
A funny bit of political history came up at the Cavalry and Guards club where Lord Lamont shared an interesting story: he met with Richard Nixon right after Margaret Thatcher became Conservative leader. Nixon told a tale about Golda Meir talking too much at a summit which made French president Pompidou unhappy; then he gave a message for Thatcher that never got passed on
Speaking about old-time entertainment Mike Batt the Wombles creator (who last did Glastonbury like 13 years ago) says he thinks about doing shows again but isnt keen on wearing the hot Orinoco costume: “Its very-very tiring; even when I was 23 I used to lose half a stone in a week“
The ex-education secretary Gillian Keegan is living her best-life in Barbados while her old workmates freeze in London; she posted beach pics with captions about “casting shadows instead of being in shadow cabinet“. Meanwhile at No10 theyʼre getting rid of those how-was-your-day feedback machines — probably scared of what answers they might get
Dame Prue Leith shared a funny Christmas cooking fail: “I put two huge pork joints in to slow-cook at 8am but when dinner-time came they were cold and raw; my nephew had turned off the oven after his breakfast“
