This gossip column recounts several snippets of Westminster and celebrity news, headlined by an anecdote from Dominic Mohan's new book about David Yelland, former editor of The Sun, being mocked and slapped by Oasis's Noel Gallagher at a 1990s London party after Yelland bluffed about being a fan and a Manchester City supporter. The story surfaces after Yelland, now a BBC podcast contributor, mixed up James Cleverly with Kwasi Kwarteng this week when criticising Cleverly's bid to become London mayor, drawing a pointed rebuke from Cleverly on social media.

The piece also notes Michael Jopling, a former government chief whip under Margaret Thatcher, retiring from the House of Lords aged 95, and mentions his past jibe about Michael Heseltine. Separately, it reports that John Lennon's son Sean Ono Lennon, 50, and partner Charlotte Kemp Muhl have had their first child, making the late Beatle a grandfather 46 years after his death, while comedian Josh Widdicombe, 43, discusses feeling exhausted ahead of co-hosting the new series of Strictly Come Dancing.