Jeremy Corbyn may or not watch the Queen's Speech - but he does something much more valuable instead.
Yesterday, the Labour Party didn't sound entirely convincing when asked if he would be tuning in to watch the monarch address the country he reigns over.
It sent his critics into meltdown, and the possibility that the leader of the opposition might skip watching the Queen on Christmas Day graces front pages today.
But it seems Mr Corbyn may spend a chunk of his day being charitable instead.
What has been largely overlooked is that in the same ITV interview where he stumbled over watching Lizzie's speech, he also talked about helping out at homeless shelters.
Mr Corbyn said: "I enjoy the presence of my family and friends around Christmas. Obviously, like everybody else does.
"And, I also visit the homeless shelter, either on Christmas Day, or the day before, to talk to, and listen to people's lives, about how they could be made better with a government that cared for them.”
The much-talked about exchange saw Corbyn asked by interviewer Julie Etchingham: "Do you sit down to watch the Queen's speech?”
Mr Corbyn replied: "It's on the morning, usually we have it on.”
Ms Etchingham: “It’s not on in the morning. It’s at three o’clock in the afternoon.
“So you don't sit down as a family to watch the Queen’s speech?"
The Labour leader said: “We don't watch television very much on Christmas Day.”
Last year the speech enjoyed a combined audience of 6.3 million, with 5.2 million watching it on BBC One and 1.1 million on ITV.
That was down from 7.5 million in 2017 - and the UK's population is 66 million.
Labour has announced a “moral mission” to save the lives of those sleeping rough on Britain’s streets this winter.
Labour ’s package of measures to end rough sleeping within five years include £100m for emergency shelters in the coldest months.
Their plans will be backed up by an extra £1bn a year to pay for staffing and support for the homeless.
Mr Corbyn blamed the Tories for being “directly responsible” for the numbers living and dying on Britain’s streets.
Rough sleeping has more than doubled since 2010, while the number of people dying homeless has risen by 50 per cent in the last five years, totalling 726 people last year.
“One person sleeping rough is one too many. No one wants to live in a society where thousands of homeless people are left out in the cold on the streets,” Mr Corbyn said.
“Labour will save lives this winter and end rough sleeping within five years.”
The party’s plans include a £600m fund for 5,000 more hostel beds and £200m to help residents turn their lives around.
There would also be 4,000 new ‘Housing First’ places to get rough sleepers straight off the streets and into permanent housing with another 4,000 permanent ‘move-on’ homes.
