Westminster’s favourite shaggy-haired do-gooder Andrew Mitchell has been spilling his heart out to Total Politics about Maggie:
‘To me, she was a goddess. When she walked down the corridors, I used to stand stiffly to attention and hope she would pass by.’
Far too much information from the International Development Secretary, who is known to keep a bowl of condoms in on his ministerial desk, as part of a worldwide health campaign, of course.

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