Mystery surrounded the extraordinary discovery of Jacob Rees Mogg and Diane Abbott, bound and gagged,  in separate central London locations  this afternoon. Neither has been seen during the general election campaign, and the reason became all-too clear today. A spokesperson for Conservative central office expressed surprise at the chance discovery of Rees Mogg who was

A tub of lard was said to be furious this morning after Prime Minister Boris Johnson was replaced by a melting ice sculpture when he failed to turn up for a Channel 4 debate on climate change. The lard is understood to have written letters of complaint to both its agent and broadcasting watchdogs. A