norman tebbit as a semi—housetrained polecat. but he could receive as well as give, he was described as looking like was all gummidge by kenneth bakerellor to prime minister, and i like david cameron's description of liam byrne, he called him baldimort. there is an element of wit, sharp wit. yes, we have learned a new word today, but it also points to having very good use of the english language. that is borisjohnson all over. you can read any of his columns and you will find any of his columns and you will find a fuwairt you have never heard of before. he is colourful and creative and he does what he does. we have just had several days of theresa may saying over and over again the boring phrase, strong and stable, we had it said 16 times in prime minister's questions, we had strong economy said 20 times, and it is so bland. i hope the public love it when boris comes out and say something a bit wacky. what about the best put—down, a response to the insult? is there anybody who you remember being quick off the mark in responding? there was the one that royjenkins made about geoffrey howe, the attacks by him was like being savaged by