With the newspapers frequently filled with tales of former public schoolboys misbehaving abroad, Mr S was unsurprised to hear reports that a Westminster School alumnus had enjoyed a rather lively flight from Asia to Britain.
Still, given that the man in question was aboard the Prime Minister’s private jet, perhaps he ought to have known better. Step forward Patrick Wintour. Word reaches Steerpike that the Guardian‘s political editor has become the talk of David Cameron’s Malaysia trip after being the life and soul of the party on the flight back to Britain.
According to Mr S’s mole the journey got off to a bad start when Cameron failed to call Wintour by his name on board, instead opting for simply ‘Guardian’. The awkward exchange came as Cameron hobnobbed through the plane with all the business delegation. As he got to the back where the lobby journalist was sat he addressed Patrick – who has been the Guardian‘s political editor since 2006 – as ‘Guardian’, asking him: ‘Guardian.
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