Today, the Spectator hosted our 27th Parliamentarian of the Year awards at the Savoy Hotel in London in an austerity-free ceremony to give gongs (and replica Spectator covers) to those who had fought the good fight. And some who’d fought a bad one, but annoyingly well. Boris Johnson, our former editor, was handing out the gongs.
Below are the winners, and the judges' verdict.
Newcomer of the Year: Tristram Hunt Hunt has made quite the impression since he joined the Labour bench just over a month ago — building bridges with the 'yummy mummies', backing parent-led academies, while being tipped as a future party leader. As Fraser said in his speech, if Hunt changes his name to Terry, you'll know he's believing the hype.
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