At
today's Lobby briefing, the Prime Minister's spokeswoman relayed the
usual brief summary of events at the weekly Cabinet meeting.
But
after the summary (of how G Brown had briefed colleagues on the coming
G20 and climate change meetintgs) came this delicious line:
"The
Cabinet noted the level to which the Prime Minister was personally
leading the agenda in tackling these global challenges..."
When I asked how this
tribute had been expressed - ie did Peter Mandelson say a few words of
praise - the spokeswoman became markedly coy. When she was also asked
if anyone had 'held back' from the celebration of the talents of the
Dear Leader, she appeared not to hear....