I Was the Charm. He Was the Offensive.

I had been a Minister for seven years. And I did quite a lot of whipping on the 2006 Education Bill, which may well be the one that the Deed Dearest reckons that people were wrestled through the division lobbies in order to get it passed. But that was very, very controversial. And as I understand it, it was that that made them think that I would be good as a Chief Whip. Of course, I had as my Deputy Bob Ainsworth, who was a very experienced Deputy Chief Whip. He could be a bit of a bruiser, couldn't he? I think we were responsible for a charm offensive. I was the charm. He was the