Re my entry yesterday: please do not think that I put Amanda in the same bracket as Morgan. Despite the fact that she was the Conservative Party’s Head of Media I have absolute respect for her. She helped me and treated me with dignity at a very difficult time in my life – something I have not forgotten.

Am off to Murrayfield to speak at a fundraising dinner in aid of Leukaemia research and the Riding for Disabled Association. Unfortunately will miss the crucial replay against Blackburn. No doubt about it - we will win.