Understudies take PMQs up a notch – which wasn't hard | John Crace

Shadow foreign secretary Emily Thornberry was up for a scrap.One day after announcing she was open to policy suggestions from Labour, the Maybot passed up the first opportunity to indulge in cross-party dialogue by choosing to dodge prime minister’s questions in favour of tapas with King Felipe of Spain.First secretary Damian Green didn’t look unduly bothered to be stepping in as understudy.