Britain's Top Spy was in a coma in hospital last night, according to Cabinet Office spokesperson.

Questions were immediately raised by reporters as to whether he was now Britain's former Top Spy, or if he remains Britain's Top Spy despite being in a coma.

"I would have thought that Britain would have a person who could slip into the position of Britain's Top Spy in the event that someone falls into a coma like this, but who knows, maybe he is just so good that it might take a few days for his Top Spy status to go down," said a government spokespy.

Britain's Top Spy In A Coma is believed to have slipped into a coma shortly after his weekly meeting with the Prime Minister. Gordon Brown has said that the coma was nothing to do with him.

Britain's second top spy was believed to be waiting for the phone call to tell him that he is to be promoted to Britain's Top Spy, but it soon became clear that Britain's Top Spy would remain Britain's' Top Spy even though he was in a coma.

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