Welcome to the last Londoner’s Diary of the week. Last night the un-pinged few in politics piled into Westminster’s gardens where there were arguments about vaccine passports and fears about an early recall of Parliament. Cleo Watson, a former Downing Street aide, gave us the downlow on the latest research for her erotic novel set in Westminster. Across town, Andrew Lloyd Webber told us he was furious that no ministers were at the unveiling of the restored Theatre Royal Drury Lane. In SW1A Thérèse Coffey reveals she doesn’t mind the heat: “better to be hot than not” while another, less jolly minister minister, tells horror stories of “16-hour Zoomathons” that have not helped the size of their posterior.
