Just wondering if the language mavens on this thread have noticed "Beltway" referring to - I assume - the M25. Here it is, with the authority of the BBC
Emily Maitlis wrote:
The most likely vacancies would be George Young's seat in North West Hants - as he's already announced he's stepping down - or possibly Andrew Lansley's seat in South Cambridgeshire, if he became, for example, European Commissioner. But both these seats are slightly too far from the Beltway for a London mayor, surely?