The Show With The Highest Viewership On Christmas Day Was King’s Christmas Broadcast

On Christmas Day, the King’s Speech was the most watched programme, with 7.8 million viewers across six networks.

The ten-minute Christmas broadcast attracted 5.9 million viewers on BBC One and 716,000 on ITV.

Even though it was still the most watched show of the day, the number of viewers was significantly lower than the record-breaking 10.6 million who tuned in to hear Charles’s first-ever address as a monarch last year as he shared his thoughts on the passing of the late Queen.

Nine of the 10 most-watched shows were produced by the BBC, and Coronation Street, the flagship soap opera on ITV, did not appear on the list for the first time in decades.

The comedian Lee Mack’s big-money game show, One Percent Club Christmas Special on ITV1, only managed to place ninth in the top ten.

With about 5.3 million viewers tuning in to BBC One to watch Eastenders star Jamie Borthwick, 29, win the festive glitterball with his dance with professional Nancy Xu, 32, Strictly Come Dancing came in second in the ratings.

Nine of the top shows of the day, including Strictly Come Dancing and The King’s Speech, were on the BBC. Other popular programmes included Doctor Who, which debuted its first Christmas Day special since 2017.

The episode, which averaged 4.7 million viewers and ranked third in the ratings, featured Ncuti Gatwa, 31, of Sex Education, making his first complete appearance as the 15th Time Lord.

Other popular BBC One programmes were EastEnders (3.58 million) in seventh position, Michael McIntyre’s Christmas Wheel (4.17 million) in sixth, Call the Midwife (4.39 million) in fifth, and the Ghosts Christmas Special (4.43 million viewers) in fourth.

Toy Story Four, which broadcast on BBC One, ranked eighth among the top ten most-watched shows. The One Percent Club, the only show on ITV to make the list, came in at number nine, while Tabby McTat, a children’s show, also ranked tenth.

EastEnders came in unexpectedly low on the ratings as number seven, considering it saw the unveiling of the killer in a murder plotline that had been running since earlier this year. The show’s late evening time slot at 9.45 p.m. is blamed for its lower viewing figures.

In his annual festive address to the nation, Charles hailed the ways communities come together in times of trouble, both internationally and at home.

It seems like fewer and fewer people watch television each year. Some people, for example, choose to spend Christmas Day with their families playing games, eating a lot of food, and drinking wine—far more delightful activities than watching TV.

Every Christmas in the same old bore. Just sitting down eating and drinking all day, watching nauseating TV. I’d rather take my family to Disneyland on Christmas Day, which is amazing for children, and highly recommended.

The Christmas TV schedule was completely embarrassing. I would much prefer to rent a film from Amazon Prime.

I think it’s progress now that people chat or play games rather than sit in front of the TV.

What am I talking about, people don’t play games these days, they’re too glued to their PCs and mobile phones to be sitting indoors playing board games such as Monopoly, Scrabble, Pictionary, Drafts or Cards, those days have long gone, and it seems that very few of this generation can amuse themselves unless it involves an iPhone, mobile or PC.

If the King had expressed regret for this nation’s terrible, cowardly, and dysfunctional government, things would have been much more fascinating. With that speech, he might have easily taken home a few more million viewers.

A New Blow To Sadiq Khan’s Ulez Expansion

A new blow to Sadiq Khan’s Ulez expansion has come from drivers of Dutch lorry companies claiming £6.5 million in fines were imposed illegally.

In the first case of its kind concerning fines to foreign drivers, the truck companies have filed a judicial review against Transport for London in the High Court. If this case is successful, it might pave the way for others of a similar nature.

The Ulez zone, which was expanded in August to include all of London’s boroughs, imposes a daily £12.50 fee on drivers of cars that do not meet certain emissions requirements. The motorists face a £180 charge if they fail to pay. However, the fine for large goods vehicles that produce a lot of pollution—such as lorries—not paying within low emission zones can reach £3000. 

However, the Dutch business has requested authorization to begin a judicial review against TfL, alleging that the latter has been fining Dutch businesses illegally.

Transport in Nood BV asserted that Dutch companies whose cars were detected in charging zones were incorrectly imposed fines of £6,500 in Ulez and Lez.

According to a newspaper outlet, owner Antonio Oliveira stated that the company was taking legal action against unfair fines that caused some businesses to file for bankruptcy.

‘People have been really impacted,’ he told the outlet. Some have had to sell their trucks, and I have witnessed individuals in tears over this. It is utterly unfair, and we must receive a response from an English court to confirm whether this is true.

‘We are launching this claim to get the fines that have already been paid to be repaid and the court costs. We are talking millions of pounds. We are only talking about Holland; it must be even greater across Europe. We are not the only country, of course.’

Following the receipt by its clients of over 10,000 fine notifications from TfL via Euro Parking Collection (EPC) in November of last year, the firm decided to file the lawsuit. 

The company claims that a large number of these fines arrived simultaneously, costing some businesses tens of thousands of euros in a single day.

The legal action stems from the assertion that the fines were improperly expressed in euros.

This is against UK law, which mandates that all fines be paid in pounds.

The businesses’ solicitors argue that because the EPC applied a high exchange rate, Dutch drivers’ fines are £200 greater than theirs.

I’ve never encountered somebody like Sadiq Khan; he seems to be out there on his own, and they seem to have a strong case. For the UK, any bad news regarding Sadiq Khan is good news.

If all wagons and horses stopped entering the Ulez zone, I wonder how long it would be before London would run out of fuel, food and other essential deliveries?

The sooner this clown is gone the better for Londoners.

Sadly, Sadiq Khan will stay where he is as long as people keep voting for him, only this time they’ll know what to expect.

With his despised Ulez policy, Sadiq Khan has made London an extremely dangerous place to live and a nightmare for cars.

This is ridiculous because everything that this man is meant to be overseeing is being meticulously destroyed, and it appears that people are unaware that Ulez is nothing more than a money-making scam.

This is possibly the most pathetic, poorly thought-out scheme to defraud the public of their hard-earned money under the pretence of falsehood, and the government should address the perception that the mayor seems to hold greater authority than the Prime Minister.

 

Boxing Day Bargain Hunters Queue From The Early Hours To Snap Up The Biggest Discounts In A Decade

Thousands of shoppers had been lining up since the wee hours of Boxing Day to take advantage of some of the largest price cuts in the past ten years.

With sales expected to be the highest in five years, chaotic scenes broke out in London, Manchester, Liverpool, and Newcastle as customers pushed their way inside retailers.

Large lines formed across the UK as early risers attempted to take advantage of anticipated price reductions offered by merchants looking to get rid of extra inventory after Christmas.

Customers in Liverpool and the Trafford Centre in Greater Manchester eagerly waited in line for Lush, a store that was especially popular since bath bombs were on sale for up to 50 per cent off.

Lush’s website was placing customers in a digital queue as online shoppers tried to steal a deal.

As the sun was rising in central London, more enthusiastic customers were seen forming lines outside Selfridges, Harrods, and Primark.

Analysts estimate that shoppers might spend up to £4.7 billion today.

According to data by Barclays Bank, the average spend per customer was estimated to be £253, with males expected to spend £90 more than women.

The bank predicts that Boxing Day spending would be £67 higher than in 2019 and £24 higher per person than in previous years, even though inclement weather and COVID pandemic limitations have hurt sales in previous years.

One of the deals from Robert Dyas is a Swan Camden 2-Slice Toaster, which is now only £21.99 instead of £37.99, saving customers £16.

In other news, Lakeland’s £99.99 Dry: Soon Drying Pod is now only £69.99.

However, not all of that will be spent on the high street itself, as big-name businesses like John Lewis, Marks & Spencer, and Next opted to rely on online sales and closed their doors one extra day after Christmas.

Wickes, Home Bargains, Aldi, and Iceland are among the other firms who have decided to keep their stores closed on Boxing Day. The majority of Waitrose locations will also be closed as well.

This morning, shoppers who were out and about observed that it was “definitely quieter” than in previous years when there had been throngs of people looking for deals.

‘We were here last year and the waits were considerably longer – there was a clear difference,’ stated 47-year-old Tufael Ahmed of Oxford Street in London.

I bet if you questioned everyone in that queue, they would say that the cost of living is causing them hardship and that they can’t afford to put the central heating on. They can’t afford to eat et cetera but they’ll go out and spend a bunch of money on cheap tat that they don’t need.

Glancing at the queues, Christmas doesn’t mean much to most of them.

It’s a shame that these shops don’t agree to close for at least two days so that they can give the poor shop workers a break. It should be a mandatory three-day break from non-essentials, it would do us all good.

Unfortunately, 80 per cent of our economy is based on people buying stuff even if it’s bought using some type of credit, that’s how mad it is.

My thoughts go out to all those staff who have to put up with smug, disrespectful and horrid punters, and let’s face it, retail staff only get Christmas Day off and the rest is just a blur.

As much as it’s nice to go out, get some fresh air and have a small shop on Boxing Day, these people who work in the retail business have families of their own. Understandably, some people want to work on Boxing Day, but there are a lot that don’t like it and want a rest and would prefer to spend it with their families, but we have become a greedy nation.

A Woman, 34, Cuts Off Her Husband’s Penis And Flushes It Down The Toilet After The 39-Year-Old Bedded His 15-Year-Old Niece

After learning that her husband had slept with her 15-year-old niece, a Brazilian wife severed her husband’s penis and flushed it down the toilet.

The 34-year-old Brazilian woman, whose identity has not yet been released, admitted to police in Atibaia, close to Sao Paulo, that she had first tricked her husband into joining her in bed.

Local media reported that the woman took out a razor and chopped off his manhood after binding his arms and legs to the bed.

On December 22, she said that she had flushed the severed organ down the toilet after snapping a photo of it.

She claimed to have flushed it away because she had “heard that it was possible to reattach it” when she turned herself into the police later.

Earlier, she had walked into her local police station with her brother and told them: ‘Good evening, officer, I came to introduce myself because I just cut off my husband’s penis.’

Her husband, who is also unnamed, was discovered alive and taken to the hospital; however, it’s unknown what state of health he is in at the moment.

His wife is being held on suspicion of trying to kill him.

Police have not responded to the woman’s allegation that he had sex with her niece; the inquiry is still ongoing.

Brazil has a 14-year-old consent age, and authorities are investigating if any relationships were entered into voluntarily.

Well done to the lady. Moreover, I would have cut off his testicles as well. Their affair has been well and truly flushed away, and let’s face it, he’s not going to be cheating again, is he?

The 15-year-old girl was not only another female but a family member as well. He just preyed on the child. Well, I suppose that’s one way to remedy his depraved affliction.

The main problem is that Brazil fails to safeguard small and defenceless children, and the age of consent should be changed since it’s repulsive. However, whatever the age of consent was, this man exploited a relative who was helpless and could not resist him.

His wife may never have intended on cutting off his penis, but he was a predator. An eye for an eye, pardon the pun, but at least the penalty was appropriate for the offence.

This was painful justice, but justice nonetheless.

Suicide Attempt By Disabled Man At JobCentre Protest

A disabled man has attempted to end his life by taking poison pills at a job centre. He’s been charged with having a chemical weapon.

David Rollins decided to attempt suicide on June 23 because he said that he was facing the possibility of losing half of his ‘already stretched income’.

David Rollins consumed the drugs at the Wellington Street branch in Leicester while he was waiting on a decision about his Personal Independence Payment (PIP).

He blamed the Department for Work and Pensions and its assessment contractors, Maximus and Capita, for their tardy decision-making in an email he sent to the Disability News Service earlier that day.

He wrote: ‘I already know from the experiences of my friends where this is going, and I will not starve to death.

‘Without the encroaching sense of impending dread caused by the prospect of losing half of an already stretched income, I would not be doing this.’

Rollins said he was afraid of losing part of his Universal Credit payment in addition to being informed that he needed a work capability assessment (WCA) in addition to his PIP claim.

WCAs show which requirements a person needs to meet to keep applying for Universal Credit. These requirements may include showing up for training sessions and interviews, as well as being required to look for work for a certain amount of hours each week.

He said: ‘Without a PIP and ESA assessment either or both of which will destroy the life he would struggle to build I would not be doing this.’

Rollins maintained that his case was a ‘drop in the ocean’ and that he’d worked for ten years helping other disabled people obtain benefits. He also mentioned that many of them had been successful in appealing PIP and WCA rulings after the DEP’s assessors had ‘lied to’ them.

He further accused DWP departments of acting ‘openly in tacit agreement, underscoring and zero-ing claimants’.

He said that he and his friends ‘dreaded’ letters from the DWP because they ‘dismissed’ their symptoms of poor mental health and fibromyalgia, a chronic condition which causes widespread pain all over the body.

He claimed that despite PIP being granted by a tribunal, one of his acquaintances with cerebral palsy had got a notice from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) saying that it had been rescinded.

Rollins, who’s spent six months since his suicide attempt in jail, said he’d advised DWP on his case that he was suicidal and he shouldn’t be forced to take a WCA but received an automated response and the form anyway.

I can’t believe that this man got put in jail for trying to take his own life. It’s not like he was attempting to take someone elses life. In the meantime, nothing ever happens to those people who are crawling over our national monuments while yelling and brandishing racist slogans.

For crying out loud, the next thing will be if you fart in a built-up area you’ll be charged for releasing toxic gas. You couldn’t make this stuff up if you tried.

Although attempting suicide isn’t illegal, I suppose he wouldn’t receive the assistance he so obviously needs if he’d not been arrested. However, jail seems a little excessive, but then the police always go for easy targets.

When you get right down to it, our system is quite sick and vile. They don’t want to pay what they should and would prefer that you serve time in jail.

Ryan O’Neal Is Buried Next To His Longtime Lover, Farrah Fawcett

Actor Ryan O’Neal was laid to rest in Westwood Memorial Park Cemetery in Los Angeles, California, beside his longtime partner, Farrah Fawcett.

Congestive heart failure claimed the 82-year-old actor, who was nominated for an Oscar, on December 8th in Los Angeles.

Approximately 25 people, including Farrah Fawcett’s best friend Alana Stewart, his ex-wife Leigh Taylor Young and their son Patrick O’Neal, attended his graveside funeral, according to exclusive images acquired by a newspaper outlet.

A short ceremony took place inside the cemetery chapel at 11 am, followed by the moving of Ryan O’Neal’s redwood-coloured coffin to his final resting place next to his lifelong girlfriend Farrah Fawcett.

The former Hollywood A-list couple had a tumultuous relationship that lasted for more than thirty years before she passed away on June 24, 2009, at the young age of sixty-two, from cancer.

The movies from the 1970s that Ryan O’Neal was most well known for were Paper Moon and others that co-starred his daughter Tatum O’Neal.

The young actress, who’d turned nine during the filming, became the youngest person to ever win a competitive Oscar when she won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress at the age of ten thanks to the critically acclaimed film, which was directed by Peter Bogdanovich, a collaborator on Ryan O’Neal’s ‘What’s Up, Doc?’.

In addition, he collaborated with some of the greatest female celebrities of the day, including Marisa Berenson on Barry Lyndon and Barbra Streisand on What’s Up, Doc? and The Main Event.

After learning of the sad news of Ryan O’Neal’s departure, Barbra Streisand paid respect to the late star on X, then known as Twitter, and posted a black and white picture of the two from their earlier days together.

The actress also typed, ‘So sad to hear the news of Ryan O’Neal’s passing. We made two films together, What’s Up, Doc? and The Main Event. He was funny and charming, and he will be remembered.’

Mia Farrow also uploaded a tribute by sharing different throwback pictures and wrote, ‘Rest in peace, dear Ryan.’ The two notably co-starred in the series, Peyton Place.

Patrick, his son, shared a lengthy statement along with a sunset shot from the beach.

‘This is very difficult for my wife Summer and I, but I will share some feelings to give you an idea of how great a man he is,’ he wrote.

‘My father Ryan O’Neal has always been my hero. I looked up to him and he was always bigger than life. When I was born in 1967 my dad was already a TV star on Peyton Place.

‘That’s where he met my mum Leigh Taylor-Young, and about 9 months later (give or take a date night or two) I was born,’ he added.

‘My dad became an international movie star with Love Story at the beginning of the 1970s, a decade he absolutely crushed by starring in movies like What’s Up, Doc?, Paper Moon, Barry Lyndon, A Bridge Too Far, The Main Event, and The Driver.

‘He is a Hollywood legend. Full stop. The growth spurt of the first name Ryan can be traced back to my dad. That’s a fact.

‘He was Rodney Harrington on Peyton Place 3 days a week (he starred in 500 shows over 5 years) and then of course the name Ryan peaked after Love Story (the film that saved Paramount Studios and earned my dad a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame).’

In addition, Sharon Stone honoured Ryan O’Neal with an image from his later years.

A much-loved actor has just died and has now been buried, but people and the media have already started to eradicate his most splendid legacy, and his movies before his body was even cold. His personal life was of little concern to us, but now people are making it their business.

Nobody knows what goes on in a person’s life and we need to leave well alone, especially when it comes to people we don’t know.

His life was not relevant to us. The only relevant things are his movies that he should be remembered for like ‘Love Story’ and ‘What’s Up, Doc’, which were among his greatest works.

David Cameron Reveals His Return To Politics

David Cameron has announced his return to politics came after Rishi Sunak refused to let him depart Downing Street when the pair met for a drink.

In November, as part of a Cabinet upheaval, the Prime Minister suddenly appointed Lord Cameron as Foreign Secretary.

The ex-Prime Minister had indulged in a drink with Rishi Sunak in his flat above Number 10 just a week earlier in what he thought the meeting was scheduled to pick his brains for some friendly advice.

However, seven years after he resigned, the Prime Minister caught him off guard by refusing to let him go, instead offering him a chance to rejoin front-runner politics. 

Lord David Cameron told a newspaper outlet that he was asking for his advice about some things; they were talking about things generally, and that he kept sort of getting his coat, saying, “Well, I must go; I’ve taken up far too much of your time.” He kept saying, “No, no, sit down; there’s something else I wanted to ask you.”

When Rishi Sunak eventually asked him to return as Foreign Secretary, Lord Cameron asked if he might discuss the matter with his wife, Samantha, and their children first. He was taken aback by his immediate desire to say “yes.” 

For Lord David Cameron, it was a full-circle moment. In 2016, he announced he was quitting as prime minister following the Brexit referendum outcome, standing on the threshold of No 10 and embracing his family.

During his goodbye speech, he offered a unique insight into the life of a family behind the famous door, revealing that the children sometimes engaged in ‘kicking the red boxes full of work’.

He recalled how his daughter Florence had once climbed into his red ministerial box, begging to be taken on a holiday overseas.

He promised ‘no more boxes’, so maybe there was a little surprise ‘there was a bit of eye-rolling’ when Lord Cameron asked his children Nancy, 19, Arthur, 17, and Florence, 13, about his possible return.

‘They (the children) were generally positive,’ he said. ‘They know it’s what really interests me and they’ve been very supportive.’

Following his family’s approval, Lord Cameron informed Rishi Sunak that he would accept the position, and the two men agreed on the general terms of a comeback.

Lord Cameron would revitalise Britain’s foreign policy with his vast web of connections and position as an ex-leader.

Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak is mindful that he’s out of his depth, and he’s correct. What a total joke Rishi Sunak is, and he picked David Cameron to be the person who guides him.

Moreover, Rishi Sunak has abruptly announced to the world that Dave knows he is an inexperienced fool who relies on Dave for advice. Has Rishi Sunak forgotten that Boris and Dave belong to the same exclusive club? And when will Dave be seated at Giovanni’s table at the head of the table? This is just impossible to make up.

A couple of missteps combined. which the British tax-paying public should not have to suffer either, and it’s best if they depart as soon as possible.

Goodbye, Rishi Sunak and the Tories. You have missed your chance because we want reform in this country, and giving David Cameron a peerage was probably the last straw for the Conservative Party.

Imagine the conversation. “Do you want the job, Cameron?” asks Sunak. Cameron: “Not at all.” “I’ll make you a Lord,” said Sunak. Cameron: “All right, then.”

And Dave, when people realised that you would be returning to your position as Foreign Secretary, over half the country probably rolled their eyes, and I’m sure there were other things they said and done as well.

Lottery Player Scoops £15 Million Jackpot Just Before Christmas But Doesn’t Realize It

A lucky lottery winner has scooped the £15 million jackpot just before Christmas but hasn’t even realised it yet.

In Saturday’s National Lottery draw, the winning combination matched all six major numbers.

Andy Carter, of The National Lottery, said: ‘Brilliant news, one lucky ticketholder has won tonight’s festive £15m “Must Be Won” Lotto jackpot.

‘That’s certainly something to cheer about this Christmas. Players are urged to check their tickets and to give us a call to claim tonight’s exciting jackpot prize.’

The bonus number was 44, while the winning Lotto numbers were 17, 29, 31, 40, 47, and 56.

A set of balls six and the draw machine Lancelot were used.

Also, two persons who correctly matched five numbers plus the bonus ball won £1 million.

No players matched all five numbers to win the Lotto HotPicks, which uses the same numbers as the Lotto draw.

The Thunderball number was 03, and the winning numbers were 05,10,15,16 and 35.

The top prize of £500,000 went to one person who matched all five and the Thunderball.

Wednesday’s estimated jackpot is £2 million.

Well, I was only six numbers out, I almost had it!

When they realise, what a wonderful Christmas it will be for them. Enjoy yourself thoroughly, whoever you are. The days of stressing about your car breaking down, your heating costs, and your rent or mortgage are long gone. Have fun and a Happy Christmas to you. Someone is in for a truly pleasant surprise.

It wasn’t me but I’m going to act as if it was me for the next few hours, look at huge homes for sale online, and then browse for a car on AutoTrader before my normal life returns!

One Day Apart, Twin Girls Are Born To An Alabama Mother With A Rare Double Uterus

An Alabama mother with a rare double uterus who defied one in 50 million odds by becoming pregnant in each has given birth to twin girls within 12 hours of each other.

The 32-year-old Kelsey Hatcher gave birth to Rebel Laken at 6:09 a.m. on Wednesday and Roxi Layla at 7:49 p.m. on Tuesday. Both babies weighed more than seven pounds.

An excited Hatcher posted a snap of herself at the University of Alabama at Birmingham maternity unit, just before her babies arrived.

She said, ‘Our miracle babies were born! They decided they were rare enough statistically that they should just go ahead and have their own birthdays too.

She added, ‘I can’t wait to share the entire birth story with you guys! While we are all home now, we will take the time to bond, recover, and enjoy the holidays.’

Although the doctors had expected a Christmas delivery date, the girls came in time to celebrate the holidays with their siblings after 20 hours of joint labour after Hatcher was induced at 39 weeks.

Since she was 17, the mother of five has been aware that she had “uterus didelphys,” an unusual congenital disorder that is estimated to affect three out of every 1,000 women. In these cases, each uterus has a single fallopian tube and ovary.

In addition to discovering she was carrying twins this time, Hatcher, a massage therapist, also found that there was a foetus within each of her uteruses at a normal eight-week ultrasound check in May.

‘As soon as she (the technician) moved the wand to the other uterus, I gasped,’ Kelsey recalled, according to a statement by the University of Alabama at Birmingham Hospital.

‘Sure enough, there was another baby. We just could not believe it.’

According to Shweta Patel, the obstetrician-gynaecologist who treated Hatcher at the Women & Infants Centre at UAB, pregnancies in both uteruses are incredibly unusual.

Patel was Hatcher’s doctor during her third pregnancy. ‘But that was only one baby—two babies in two uteri were a true medical surprise,’ she said in the statement, stating she received further help from UAB experts in high-risk obstetrics.

The congenital defect of Hatcher’s dicavitary twin pregnancy meant her infants were not forced to share a single, constricted womb, a scenario that would have increased the risk of preterm birth, according to Richard Davis, professor at the hospital’s Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine.

Fortunately, they now have sophisticated imaging that allows them to handle unique circumstances and deliver a wonderful outcome. The two miracles. However, they’re not legally twins if she has a second uterus, but best wishes to the parents I’m delighted that everyone is well, which is a relief.

If we could go back just fifty years, the tale would have been very different from the beauty and marvel of medical technology today.

This is incredible, and what a story they will have to tell their children as they grow up.

James Cleverly Apologizes For Making A Joke About Giving His Wife Rohypnol Every Night

Only hours after declaring a crackdown on spiking, James Cleverly has apologised for jokes about giving his wife a date-rape medication every night.

According to a newspaper outlet, the Home Secretary made the casual comments during a Downing Street reception, telling female guests that having “a little bit of Rohypnol in her drink every night” was “not really illegal if it’s only a little bit.”

Cleverly chuckled too, saying that the key to a long marriage was to make sure your partner was ‘someone who is always moderately sedated so she can never understand there are better men out there’.

After meeting Susie at university, Mr Cleverly and she went on to have two kids together.

Although it is customary for conversations at Downing Street receptions to be “off the record,” a newspaper outlet chose to defy this rule due to Mr Cleverly’s position and the nature of the conversation.

Mr Cleverly’s allies claimed that although he acknowledged the inappropriateness of his remarks, they were delivered in a private environment.

In the past, Mr Cleverly has referred to spiking as a “perverse” crime and stated that ending violence against women and girls was a “personal priority.”

“In what was always understood to be a private conversation, James, the Home Secretary, tackling spiking made what was clearly meant to be an ironic joke – for which he apologises,” a spokesperson for the Home Secretary said.

Senior Labour figures denounced the ‘appalling’ remarks made by Mr Cleverly.

Shadow minister for domestic abuse and protection, Alex Davies-Jones, stated: “It was a joke” is the most cliched justification out there, and nobody is buying it.

“A complete cultural shift is necessary if the Home Secretary is sincere about combating spiking and violence against women and girls.” ‘Banter’ must end, and it must begin at the top.

“Spiking is a disturbing and serious crime which is having a devastating impact on young women’s lives,” stated Yvette Cooper, the shadow home secretary.

‘It is truly unbelievable that the Home Secretary made such appalling jokes on the very same day the Government announced a new policy on spiking.

‘It suggests that despite being the Cabinet minister ultimately responsible for tackling violence against women and girls he doesn’t get how serious this is. Victims will understandably be questioning if they can trust him to take this vile crime seriously.’

This is just not good enough for someone in his role, and this is not good at all.

This was a terrible remark. Either he steps down or gets fired. This isn’t funny, and he needs to get into trouble, but then this is so typical of the Tories these days, and this was an extremely strange remark from a fool in authority.

He really does need to go after that comment, and for no other reason than he’s foolish. Are there any MPs with any common sense? And this nation is ruled by these awful people. Step down immediately.

Do these politicians use their brains to keep their ears apart?

The general election can’t come soon enough, but what decent person can do any better? And the current opposition is no better.

That pretty well covers the quality of Tory politicians; is it any wonder that Britain is in such disarray?

And I find this all very upsetting as a woman.

This was a completely absurd statement made by anyone, much less a Home Secretary. Why in the world hasn’t he quit right away or been fired by Sunak?

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