I didn't inhale (B. Clinton)

All of the Tory leadership hopefuls are bricking it because the most hopeful of the lot - Michael Gove - has admitted to taking cocaine in his 'youth'. His excuse was that he did not think at the time that he would ever become a politician. That is a very revealing excuse for an excuse.

I would guess that the only politician who could truthfully say that he has never taken any sort of recreational drug is William Hague, who has been planning his life in politics since he was about 3.

Now all the politicians on both sides are waiting for the inevitable question from their opponents, who are also waiting for the same inevitable question from theirs. They know that if they lie, an old acquaintance from either a very long time ago or last Saturday will come out of the woodwork and reminisce about the party with white powder being enthusiastically snorted by the The Right Honorable member for Toy Town East. The press are waiting to pounce and enjoying every minute of it.

Actually, I bet Corbyn has never taken drugs. He looks too boring to have ever tried them. That could pay dividends if all those questions are asked, tit for tat.