HENRY DEEDES: Multi-tasking Prime Minister winced during an aggressive ...

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Well that was quite the afternoon for the Prime Minister. Her first PMQs in over three weeks. Sacking her Defence Secretary. Then if that wasn't enough multi-tasking for one day, there was the no-small matter of an appearance before the Commons Liaison Committee.

Here are the chairmen of the various select committees on one panel, all of them puffed-up, self-important windbags in love with their own voices and itching to give the PM a bloody hooter in front of the cameras.

Ask a former Prime Minister what was worst about the job and they'll give a syrupy response about difficult budget cuts or missing family events. No doubt this is partly true. But given a dose of truth serum, I'd wager most would admit it was having to face these preening boobies three times a year.

Yesterday, Mrs May sat for 90 minutes, enduring what at times felt like an aggressive game of swingball. All the while, knowledge that she was about to sack one of her most senior ministers, Gavin Williamson over the recent Huawei leak, was presumably swirling around her head.

A handful of the PM's nemeses perched in front of her. Remainers on one side: Sarah Wollaston (Change UK – Totnes), Yvette Cooper (Lab – Pontefract). Hardcore knights of the Brexit table on t'other: Sir Bernard Jenkin (Con – North Essex), Sir Bill Cash (Con – Stone).

Sir Bernard wasn't happy. He was still furious about the decision to seek a Brexit extension. Mrs May pointed out Parliament had voted for her to do so. 'But you were not obliged to,' he snapped. For a moment I thought little Sir Bernard's Penfold glasses were going to steam up.

Sir Bill was

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