One for Keith, shamelessly off-topic (but used by the Tories and the Mail to divert us away from bad-news brexit). From Ben Bradley, Tory MP:

On 19 February 2018 I made a seriously defamatory statement on my Twitter account, ‘Ben Bradley MP (bbradleymp), about Jeremy Corbyn, alleging he sold British secrets to communist spies. I have since deleted the defamatory tweet.

I have agreed to pay an undisclosed substantial sum of money to a charity of his choice, and I will also pay his legal costs.

I fully accept that my statement was wholly untrue and false. I accept that I caused distress and upset to Jeremy Corbyn by my untrue and false allegations, suggesting he had betrayed his country by collaborating with foreign spies. I am very sorry for publishing this untrue and false statement and I have no hesitation in offering my unreserved and unconditional apology to Jeremy Corbyn for the distress I have caused him.

The legs have dropped off...The fat lady has sung...