Finally we have found John Prescott’s political arena. A fight kicked off between Venezuelan MPs when socialist MP Henry Ventura forcibly tried to remove opposition member Alfonso Marquina from the speaker’s podium. The ensuing tussle resulted in comical flailing punches and a weak shoving match.

There were no winners, only losers, however the audience of the televised scuffle enjoyed minutes of seeing politicians embarrassed by their own lack of coordination, while the business suits made the experience resemble the average school playground fight, where neither side was willing to properly throw a flooring punch or inflict any serious pain. It took a number of minutes before the live broadcast was halted, though the reasons for doing so are unclear as the brawl seemed to provide the most interesting thing to come out of Venezuelan politics.

I think it can be agreed that this kind of behaviour should be encouraged in Westminster politics - anyone would pay to see MPs actually hold each other to account for once, and it might use up their valuable time spent embezzling expenses for a start. However, it might lead to the surprise appointment of David Haye as Foreign Secretary.