Claridge's Hosts Spectator Awards

The Claridge's Hotel in Mayfair has played host to the Spectator Political Awards 2007. In a ceremony attended by the great and the good of British politics, the following awards were announced:

Newcomer of the year: Nick Clegg

Inquisitor of the year: Michael Conarty

Peer of the year: Baroness Thatcher

Speech of the year: William Hague

Resignation of the year: Tony Blair

Minister to Watch: Liam Byrne

Marathon Man of the year: Ian Paisley

Campaigner of the year: Iain Duncan Smith

Parliamentarian of the year: Alex Salmond

Politician of the year: George Osborne

Find out more at the Spectator