Tony's no quiz king

Tony Blair yesterday volunteered to take over as a quiz presenter on the Richard and Judy TV show. Tory Party strategists would have been rubbing their hands in glee as the Prime Minister took his seat in front of a sign saying, 'You Say, We Pay'.

Mr Blair then attempted to help a contestant called Vivienne win thousands of pounds. All he had to do was guess what picture was being displayed behind him from her description of it. Mr Blair appeared to freeze. As Vivienne described photos of celebrities such as Jools Holland and Sharon Stone, the Prime Minister stared blankly while Judy did most of the work.

The Channel 4 presenter managed to prompt Mr Blair with a couple of answers before the quiz ended. Earlier, the Prime Minister laughed off suggestions that he was planning a snap election, insisting he had not yet decided on a date for the poll.