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Corbyn snaps a selfie with new Tory MP

Nothing brings people together quite like a late night kebab. That was certainly the lesson that Mr Steerpike learnt on Tuesday evening when the Westminster Village descended on the British Kebab Awards. The annual meat-based bash saw politicians, hacks and restauranteurs rub shoulders at the Park Plaza hotel in Waterloo. 

But Mr S wasn’t the only one who felt a sense of gastronomic geniality. Jeremy Corbyn, the outgoing Labour leader, was spotted snapping a selfie with his new Tory colleague Dehenna Davison. Mr Corbyn seemed unaware of the fact that the new MP was one of the so-called ‘Red Wall’ Tories. Davison managed to deprived the Islington socialist of the traditional North East Labour stronghold of Bishop Auckland at last year’s general election.

Asked if she had given Corbyn a roasting, Davison told Mr S: ‘I just said “I’m one of your new colleagues”. I think, the thing is, there’s party politics but most of us recognise we can step away from that.’

‘We were literally just chatting about kebabs and how we need to bring parmos to London.’

Your humble diary reporter attempted to ask Corbyn how he felt about the encounter but sadly the Labour leader was whisked away before Mr S had the chance. 

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Steerpike is The Spectator's gossip columnist, serving up the latest tittle tattle from Westminster and beyond. Email tips to steerpike@spectator.co.uk or message @MrSteerpike

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