And in true Hollywood style, just when the Liberal Democrats were banging on again about Hancock being 'old news', his past as a Lib Dem MP rose up off the ground and threw itself back into the fray.

Reported first in The Guardian and then in the Portsmouth News, just a few days ago, his previous well-publicised activities in Azerbaijan have finally come under current scrutiny. And this one isn't going to go away quietly - the Council Of Europe's assembly known as 'PACE' and the Speaker of the House of Commons are going to need to decide what to do with him.