Sir Howie Elston, scourge of the left and enemy of the right, with the burning shock query of the millennium:

Aileen from Yardley asks:

Is it true that Russian thug Vlad Putin is MP for Birmingham Hodge Hill and not, as thought, nice guy Labour pol Liam Byrne who wants to become the city’s next mayor?

Sir Howard responds:

Glad you brought this tricky question up, Aileen. See for yourself below about the city’s Face-Off scandal of the century and decide for yourself. 

PUTIN: Tough guy in Hodge Hill?

LIAM BYRNE: Mayor hopeful?

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