Nadine's bet
New Forest Conservative Julian Lewis is a supporter of speaker John Bercow, and for more reasons than you might expect.
When things looked rocky for him before the election Dr Lewis was happy to stick up for an old pal.
"I bet he'll still be there after we come back" was his assurance to the assembled company.
Fellow MP Nadine Dorries was not so sure, and was happy to accept the wager. Dinner would be on the loser.
Ms Dorries was among those making a considerable noise to oppose the re-election of the speaker. A noise that was correctly ignored by Sir Peter Tapsell.
But at least she has the consolation of a dinner date with our man from the Forest.
Welcome to the hustings! I'm Peter Henley, the BBC's political reporter in the south of England. From parish councils in Sussex, to European politics in Oxford, this is the blog for you. 
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