Alan Cumming

Who is that familiar-looking fellow lurking among The Traitors US?

Any former MPs who fear being out of work come early July should steer clear of The Traitors US (BBC3, Wednesday). Therein lies a cautionary tale about life on the outside of the Palace of Westminster. It’s chilly out there, people. Forget the stuff about treachery and loyalty and all that beeswax, who is that little fellow lurking among the raggle-taggle bunch of US reality TV “stars” making up the contestants in this game show? Why it is none other than John Bercow, former speaker of the House of Commons.