WHO would have thought it? John Greenway, Tory MP for Ryedale, serious-minded scourge of the Government, is also one of the glitterati, bopping the night away with the rock'n'rollers at the Brit Awards.
What's more, he fitted in nicely, unlike Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott who was soaked by an anarchist Leeds band at a previous Brits ceremony.
Mr Greenway today plays down his role in forging Cool Britannia, as revealed in the register of members' interests. The frontbencher's life is not all glamour, he insists. That's true. He points out that he is a regular at York City matches.
Updated: 10:36 Thursday, December 20, 2001
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