Coalition wife-swap hotly denied

Rumours sweeping Westminster that the ConDem coalition leaders have swapped wives to seal the deal were this afternoon being denied by a Number 10 spokesman.

"These rumours are totally without basis and are, frankly, very wide of the mark. Nothing should be read into the fact that the wives of the Prime Minister and the Deputy Prime Minister are now living with each other's husband. It's a perfectly normal hostage arrangement."