Theresa May eviscerates Craig Oliver

This time last year, George Osborne was the Chancellor of the Exchequer and tipped to be the next Prime Minister. One year on and — in the aftermath of the Brexit result — the MP for Tatton is now a backbencher. Happily, Osborne had a chance to reunite with his old Cabinet friends, aka ‘besties’ — as the host of the Spectator’s Parliamentarian of the Year awards. Like or loathe Osborne, his speech was sensational.

Following a turbulent year in politics, tonight’s gongs made for some interesting acceptance speeches. While Sadiq Khan paid tribute to his mayoral rival Zac Goldsmith for helping him to achieve his large mandate, Boris Johnson promised to make a ‘titanic success’ of Brexit. This led to cries of “it sank!” as the Prime Minister buried her head in her hands. When the Foreign Secretary clocked that ‘titanic’ was not the most apt description, he rephrased and went for colossal.

However BoJo gaffes aside, it was once again Sir Craig who found himself in the firing line.