One of the most telling reactions was Nicholas Soames on BBC Radio saying that he thought Johnson had apologised 'gracefully and handsomely' and that should be the end of the matter (I paraphrase).

You probably had to hear it to get the full effect but the sub-text of what he said was that these jumped-up scousers had a confounded nerve expecting an apology in the first place from such a ripping chap as Boris Johnson. Which only confirms that the tories still contain plenty of overgrown public schoolboys who have nothing but contempt for ordinary people, regardless of where they come from.

Still, never hurts to be reminded what a bunch of c**ts they are...