grandee

One grandee tells me: "We need to regain our senses and remember we were totally thrashed last summer and have not yet been forgiven. More shenanigans won't help."

The former Olympic athlete, who has died at the age of 84, had an urbane manner and "grandee" style, although it belied more humble origins.

However, a Welsh Labour grandee said the party was facing "the biggest kicking in our history".

The responses demonstrated the conflicted attitude many in Labour clearly felt towards a party grandee they saw as both a masterful political operator and a deeply flawed man.

Some industry grandees have warned that the UK industry will struggle to compete, and Britain might have to introduce quotas.