Pandora: It's 'The Sun' wot lost it on the fairway

David Cameron will be hoping for an all-important endorsement from The Sun newspaper in the near future, though I fear he could be made to sweat a little while longer.

On Saturday afternoon, the Parliamentary Golf Society held its annual 10-a-side match against Huntercombe golf club in Henley-On-Thames.

The side, which was made up of the likes of Tim Yeo and The Sun's political editor George Pascoe-Watson, was this year captained by one of Cameron's senior advisors, Andrew Mackay, pictured.

Mackay, however, made a schoolboy error of captaincy by inviting 11 players, meaning they were one man too many. To remedy the situation, he made a bold decision by ruthlessly giving The Sun's political guru Trevor Kavanagh – and arguably Fleet Street's most influential commentator – the axe.

"Poor old Trevor was very honoured to have got the call-up this year, only to be told by Mackay on arrival that the parliamentarians were a man over, and he'd been getting the boot," I'm told. "Naturally, Trev was not a happy bunny. As it turned out, Huntercombe's club secretary was having none of it and, like a good host, insisted he take his place and play for the club instead."

Kavanagh got his revenge. He ended up winning his match, helping Huntercombe to victory in an 8-2 rout.

There's more to her than you think

When she's not squabbling with the staff, Trudie Styler devotes much of her energy towards producing films and saving the rainforest with her jet-setting husband, Sting.

But she's recently made a rare appearance in front of the camera for Living Proof, a film about Dr Dennis Slamon, a pioneer in breast cancer treatment.

"I'm a trained actress," she told me at a recent screening of the film. "There are two facets to my personality, they are different, but if I can use my status as an actress to gain publicity for charity work, then that's a good thing."

Styler's other half also attended the bash. Mercifully, he made a generous pledge to guests not to act again, as it was "too much like hard work".

A professional distance

Martin Shaw isn't expecting a Christmas card this year from his former co-star Lewis Collins.

Shaw starred alongside Collins as a poodle-permed former policeman in the hit Seventies TV show The Professionals.

But although the pair worked together for five years, he says they never stayed in touch.

"He lives in LA now, does he?" he told Pandora recently. "I must say I haven't seen him in over 20 years."

The show, about a fictional anti-terrorist unit called CI5, is credited with putting the roll-neck sweater and tan leather jacket on the fashion map.

"I believe it's still being shown on ITV4," he added proudly.

Erotic images 'all in the best possible taste', says council candidate

Public relations svengali Ghislain Pascal is fast discovering that politics is every bit as dog-eat-dog as the world of celebrity.

Pascal – who is credited with discovering the former Wonderbra model Caprice – is about to become councillor in his local town of Ampthill, near Bedford.

But just weeks before he is co-opted onto the council, a report has appeared in the local press accusing him of presiding over an internet business that sells pornographic photographs.

In fact, the "erotic images" are the work of the late Bob Carlos Clarke, pictured, the noted celebrity photographer who committed suicide two years ago, and whose estate Pascal is now in charge of. While erotic, the photos are hardly cheap smut, and can expect to fetch as much as £30,000 at auction.

Pascal reckons he's the subject of a vindictive smear campaign, and is said to be consulting his lawyers.

Piers proves himself a pussycat

Piers Morgan has generously agreed to be the patron of a Bristol cat rescue centre called The Moggery.

"I asked him if he would like to become our patron, and he emailed back saying 'count me in'," says the centre's owner, Christine Bayka. "It will definitely raise our profile, and we are very grateful to him."

Meanwhile, Morgan is apparently already drawing up legal contracts for the moggies before the next series of Britain's Got Talent.

Better have him inside the tent ...

Eyebrows were raised when the left-leaning MP Jon Trickett was appointed as the Prime Minister's PPS during the recent reshuffle. No one was more surprised than Trickett himself. Two weeks ago, he tabled a series of written questions to the Chancellor, seeking assurances about the minimum wage. If Trickett had known he was going to be Gordon's new bag-carrier, it's hard to imagine he'd be giving his neighbour such a grilling.

Duncan to sing for his supper

On top of a couple of cosy non-exec directorships, Alan Duncan is exploring ways to keep his salary topped up in these times of hardship. The shadow Business Secretary has joined the books of the JLA bureau, which finds work on the after-dinner speaking circuit. At the moment, Duncan is in the "c" category, which means he could charge as much as £5,000 for his services. Still, "Dinky" remains some way behind his old chum William Hague, who is in JLA's top category and commands as much as 20 grand a pop.

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