Andy Coulson to appear before MPs

The Media Select Committee has just announced Andy Coulson will be questioned in a separate session on Tuesday, probably just after Rebekah Wade.

Mr Coulson’s friends say they are feeling pretty relaxed that the committee has no hard paper evidence to pin on him and won’t get far if he sticks to his line that he knew nothing about dodgy practices.

But a lot of eyes in Westminster will be on this and the whole prospect has cheered up some gloomy Labour MPs no end.