When the coalition government was originally formed in May 2010, many people predicted it would not end well, but how many of us would have thought it would all end in beers?

Diary is indebted to our very own and long-serving communities secretary Eric Pickles for posting this picture of the ‘Co-ale-ition' (see what they did there? – Ed) Ale, which was given to all the members of the current cabinet when they met for the final time, last week.