It’s one of the burning political issues of the day: why don’t more MPs play bridge? Two weeks ago, the 40th annual bridge match between the House of Lords and the House of Commons took place, and while the captain of the Lords, Baroness Henig, had no problem getting seven fellow peers to make up her team, the captain of the Commons — Bob Blackman MP — couldn’t find any volunteers at all, and had to enlist ex-MPs such as Michael Mates and Robin Squire.
I think it’s time the Prime Minister intervened. I happen to know that he loves the game: about 20 years ago I played in a regular foursome with him, along with Neil Mendoza and Dominic Loehnis. (I remember once being mildly irritated because his new girlfriend Sam popped by — sweet, shy and with perfect legs — and David kept wrapping his arms round her rather than focusing on the task in hand: being my partner).
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