The Daily Mail's pent-up frustration and rage at being told off by Lord Justice Leveson for writing mean things about Hugh Grant when he appeared at his inquiry was finally unleashed on Tuesday in Quentin Letts's parliamentary sketch. Letts, cleared weapons free in a target-rich environment, let fly at Leveson witnesses Grant, Steve Coogan and Max Mosley – and also had Zac Goldsmith in his sights for good measure – when they appeared before the parliamentary committee examining reform of privacy and injunctions. He gave them both barrels, natch: the "four rich swordsmen", "our stern quartet of trouser-droppers", "sado-masochist freaks, libidinous actors". But Letts's harshest words were reserved for Coogan and his use of language: "He has the makings of a red-top sub-editor." Mi-aow!
