Do you have a dog show you want judging in East Devon? Hugo Swire is your go-to man.
John Crace’s political diary for last week in The Guardian:
“At last something Labour can win. For years now, the title of Westminster dog of the year has been a safe Tory seat, but Labour MP Jonathan Reynolds’ two labradoodles,
Clinton and Kennedy, managed to see off a strong field to be crowned 2016 champions. “I speak for everyone in the Labour party when I say it’s about time we won something, so we might as well accept this,” Reynolds said.
Mind you, Clinton and Kennedy did have an advantage as the competition seemed to be rigged in favour of the bigger dogs: the assault course jumps were twice the size of Clem, the diminutive shih tzu owned by Labour MP Anna Turley.
Despite there being two Tories on the judging panel – Andrea Jenkyns and
Hugo Swire
the owners of last year’s winners – the result wasn’t well received by some Tories, who felt Reynolds’ pooches should have been marked down for not being sound enough on Brexit.”
East Devon Watch 