The Back Boris campaign suffered a setback today when his "special guest", the veteran Labour MP Kate Hoey, made a last-minute retreat from a public appearance with the would-be mayor as he kept up his challenge for Ken's seat.
Hoey was apparently "really ill" rather than worried about losing the party whip. The long-time Labour rebel was very miffed as to how anyone could see her appearance alongside the straw-haired one as an endorsement.
Strange then, that she should be spotted out attending events in her Vauxhall constituency.
