After a year of surprises across the board from the Tory majority to Labour’s new leader, Westminster’s rebels and insurgents descended on the Savoy Hotel to celebrate The Spectator‘s Parliamentarian of the Year awards.
With the awards presented by Alex Salmond — last year’s winner of Politician of the Year, the former First Minister of Scotland made sure to put Scottish independence firmly on the menu, namechecking his country’s struggle several times in his speech.
With Jeremy Corbyn unable to be there in person to collect his gong for Campaigner of the Year, it fell on his fellow comrade Diane Abbott to do the honours. The Labour frontbencher found time in her tribute to warn audience members not to underestimate the size of Jeremy Corbyn’s mandate.
Here are a selection of photos from the event, courtesy of Alan Davidson/the Picture Library Ltd:
Johnny Mercer
Alex Salmond and Fraser Nelson
Baroness Molly Meacher and Baroness Patricia Hollis
Alex Salmond presents Natascha Engel with ‘Backbencher of the Year’
Amber Rudd winner of ‘Minister of the Year’ award
Michael Gove with the Guy Fawkes award
Alex Salmond with Diane Abbott who accepted the ‘Campaigner of the Year’ award on behalf of Jeremy Corbyn
Baroness Molly Meacher and Baroness Patricia Hollis take home the
Peers of the Year Award
Harriet Harman
Melissa McAdden and Iain Duncan Smith
Andrew Neil
Emily Maitlis and Harriet Harman
David Davies and Andy Coulson
Liz Kendall
Ed Vaizey
Emily Maitlis
Matt Hancock and Nick Robinson
Laura Kuenssberg
Three Spectator editors come together at Parliamentarian of the Year
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