Sajid does funny — and Suzanne avoids the hacks

Last night’s Institute of Economic Affairs sixtieth birthday bash may have had Sajid Javid as their big name keynote speaker but it was another politician on the guest list at the East London venue who made the biggest impression.

Ukip’s Suzanne Evans turned up at the party less than an hour after the BBC had published a leaked email from a member of the party saying she was banned from media appearances. In fairness, Evans appeared happy to oblige these demands, and was keen to keep a close distance from prying hacks.

Appropriately for a wonk-shop set up by a chicken farmer, poultry was on the menu. Javid used the opportunity to display his funnier, more personable side to the bone dry right-wing think-tank:

‘After leaving the RAF a young Sir Antony Fisher was set on a career in politics.

But Friedrich Hayek told him that if he really wanted to change the world he should forget about becoming an MP…

…and start a think-tank instead.