David Dimbleby's bumper new five-year contract, keeping him at heart of the BBC's political coverage until he's at least 77, may have irked another high-profile colleague. If the Daily Express Hickey column is to be believed, Andrew Marr had "more than one eye" on taking over the Question Time mantle – and has "long presumed" he was next in line to head up the corporation's election coverage. Chin up, Marr – by Dimbleby's standards you've got another 26 years yet to fulfil your dreams at the Beeb.
