As I await the Information Commissioner's decision on release of the Williams draft, I wonder what spin strategy the government will deploy to distract attention from confirmation that the the first full draft of the dossier was written by a government spin doctor. Perhaps they will deploy Patrick "Humphrey" Wintour, the No. 10 house pet, who has this week repeatedly demonstrated his willingness to spin whatever No. 10 puts in front of him.

It is understood that Lord Levy did not contribute any names to the lists nor offered honours to any financial backer, but was simply asked for his opinion on potential peers.

Can we expect a piece from Wintour telling us, whatever the facts about the Williams draft, that he understands that it was all perfectly innocent?