Steerpike

When the SNP 56 were elected to Parliament, they were heralded as a breath of fresh air in an otherwise archaic institution. The nationalists made clear that they were unhappy to be moved to Westminster, let alone indulge in its pleasures. Despite this, they appear to have grown accustomed to their surroundings over time, with reports surfacing of their taste for Parliament's many taxpayer-subsidised bars. Now it appears that other Westminster indulgences are also proving too hard to resist. The Daily Mail reports that Angus MacNeil and Stewart Hosie have both separated from their wives after enjoying the company of the same woman.

Just over a year ago, Ed Miliband had the world at his feet. The MP for Doncaster North was one of the most powerful men in the country -- hoping to lead Labour to victory in the General Election. One lost election later and a lot has changed for Red Ed. Now a backbencher, Miliband doesn't appear to hold much sway anymore -- even in his constituency. Miliband has dropped from number four to number 40 in the Doncaster 'Power List' which lists the 50 most influential movers and shakers in the area. At number 40, Miliband can at least take heart that he has been deemed more influential than Radio Sheffield's Toby Foster as well as Peter Burrows -- the Bishop of Doncaster. As for those who are now more influential than the former Labour leader?

Throughout the EU referendum campaign, Labour figures have been somewhat underwhelmed by the efforts of their party leader to fight for Britain to remain in the EU. However, progress did appear to be made on Monday when Jeremy Corbyn launched Labour's big EU battle bus. The bright red bus will tour Britain for six weeks as they try and rally support for remain. Alas word reaches Steerpike that behind the scenes things are not so rosy. A little birdy tells Mr S that the Labour leader has raised concerns that the bus is not to his taste and is 'too corporate'. The Labour leader apparently takes issue with the sheer size of the vehicle as well as the branding. However, the jury's still out when it comes to whether he is happy with the 'vote remain' message.

Although Jeremy Corbyn did his best to press David Cameron on a range of issues at today's PMQs, perhaps the most notable aspect of his performance was what he didn't say. A number of commentators were surprised that the Labour leader did not ask Cameron to apologise for the extremism remarks he made about Sadiq Khan, who is now London's mayor. Happily, one party leader was happy to put this to the Prime Minister -- even if they weren't best placed to ask it: Tim Farron: I heard the Prime Minister on two occasions this afternoon congratulate the new Mayor of London Sadiq Khan -- and I would like to repeat that myself. He did not, however, apologise for the disgraceful racist campaign the Conservative party chose to run.

Oh dear. David Cameron's done it again. It seems the Prime Minister can't quite master the art of checking whether there are any cameras recording before he makes an indiscreet comment. Reuters report that Cameron has been caught on camera telling the Queen that the leaders of some 'fantastically corrupt' like Nigeria and Afghanistan will attend his anti-corruption summit. 'We had a very successful cabinet meeting this morning, talking about our anti-corruption summit,' Cameron tells the Queen. 'We have got the Nigerians - actually we have got some leaders of some fantastically corrupt countries coming to Britain.

Of all of Labour's dubious cheerleaders, none is more prolific on Twitter than Dr Éoin Clarke. The clip art-loving activist -- who has a PhD in Irish feminism -- managed to spend the majority of the general election campaign, and subsequent Labour leadership election, creating photoshops. While both Ed Miliband and Andy Burnham's team were at first amused by the doodles, Burnham later took steps to distance himself  -- clarifying that the photoshops were not 'official campaign material'. Now it appears that Clarke is out in the cold when it comes to the Labour party.

Following Thursday's elections, Sadiq Khan is on course to be the new mayor of London, with his rival Zac Goldsmith trailing a distant second. With Goldsmith's campaign billed as 'racist' and 'divisive' by critics, the Tories will now need to work out who is at fault for his disastrous mayoral bid. However, while Goldsmith could do with all the friends he can get right now, even his own sister is unimpressed with his efforts. As Khan was crowned mayor, Jemima Khan took to Twitter to congratulate the Labour MP: https://twitter.com/Jemima_Khan/status/728650778555129856 She then went on to express her sadness that her brother's Tory campaign had failed to show him for who he is: https://twitter.