In an unexpected legal move, Harry the Bastard has become a co-litigant in the libel case brought by President Trump against the BBC.
'I was libelled good and proper on the Young Ones sitcom in the eighties,' said Harry today. 'The BBC insinuated that I was an employee of Rumbelows and I've always disputed that*. It never turned a profit and disappeared under Thatcher's watch. Nothing to do with me. I've never disputed being a right bastard, but working at a low-end electrical retailer, that's akin to suggesting I incited an insurrection at the White House.
'Which is why I've joined forces with President Trump, who was also misrepresented by the BBC. They find for Trump, he wins, so I win. They find for me, I win, so he wins. I'm happy to split the $5Bn fifty-fifty, or whatever the Donald thinks is appropriate, but a squillionth of $5Bn is still a lot, isn't it?' he asked.
*Harry the Bastard was under manager of the Watford branch of Rumbelows until the company folded in February 1995. He's currently employed as a vetting agent for Reform Ltd.