A SURPRISE

attendee at BAE’s festive drinks last week was Matt Hancock. No one was quite sure why the reality TV star and one-time Health Secretary was at the defence firm’s shindig, held in the splendour of Whitehall’s Banqueting House. He also appeared underdressed in scruffy jeans, trainers and a fleece. Perhaps Hancock, recently menaced by military types in the TV series Celebrity SAS, was anticipating a repeat performance.