So who knew that Sir Jeffrey was capable of displaying such raw emotion in that passion-filled speech at Westminster?

His voice rising to a trembling crescendo, he denounced the TUV and his critics inside and outside the party, particularly those who’d threatened him but hadn’t donned a uniform to fight terrorists like Jeffrey and, what’s more, one person who didn’t even bother to vote.

Alas, there was little audience reaction to his performance since it played to an almost empty chamber – the usual turnout for Northern Ireland affairs. No-one there really cares about the wee six. But 100 years on and the penny still hasn’t dropped.

The speech was about two years late, and it’s not clear if it was a “back me or sack me moment” or a carefully crafted swansong to let him retire to the Lords if it doesn’t pay off.

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