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Coffee Shots: Shelbrooke gets his claws out

Some MPs really will do anything to get noticed. Today Alec Shelbrooke pitched up on the Daily Politics in a tiger onesie. Apparently it’s all for a good cause, but that didn’t seem to reassure fellow guest Charlotte Leslie all that much…

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Steerpike is The Spectator's gossip columnist, serving up the latest tittle tattle from Westminster and beyond. Email tips to steerpike@spectator.co.uk or message @MrSteerpike

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