It’s actually quite impressive. Amidst the chaos of the past few days, the sex scandals and diplomatic incidents and the second in the series of cabinet resignations (Wednesdays, 7pm, exclusive to all rolling news channels), she kept her calm, didn’t flinch and amazingly even kept smiling.

When all about her were losing their heads hers was being touched up with a paintbrush in case the wax had lost its sheen under the hot lights.

The frighteningly realistic waxwork of Theresa May (Maybot 3000 voicebox not included) unveiled by Madame Tussauds is the best thing that happened for the PM yesterday.

Someone at the waxworks has a sense of humour — she is dressed in the red Amanda Wakeley trouser suit she wore to meet Donald