BIG BEN

While Wilson made several more trips to the bar, the tour boat progressed up the Thames, past the Tower of London and beneath Tower Bridge, before stopping at Big Ben and the Houses of Parliament.

This is where the British Government meets, and Wilson announced that he would be disembarking here as he wanted to give 'that stupid Mr Farrage' a piece of his mind for getting the country into all this trouble.

I eventually dissuaded him by pointing out that the boat was getting very crowded and he might not be able to get back on when he'd finished in Parliament.

He conceded that this was a possibility and went to have a chat with the Tour Guide instead, adding, 'That vile Mr Farrage hasn't got away with it, though — I shall be writing him a VERY stiff letter when we get home!'