So, farewell then, Julie

Even in these exceptional political days, it was surreal, writes Shirley Tart.

One minute Tory MP Julie Kirkbride was on TV explaining, in a way usually reserved for the not very bright, the legitimacy of sending us the bills for a new bedroom, glamour pictures of herself and the second home she claimed for while her MP husband was claiming for the other one.

The next minute, she'd gone.