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FORMER TORY MINISTER Ken Clarke has been caught on camera tearing into the field of candidates lining up to replace David Cameron as Prime Minister.
Appearing unaware that he was being filmed, the veteran politician made the comments while speaking to former British foreign secretary Sir Malcolm Rifkind.
Across the board Clarke seemed to be pretty down on the lineup vying for the leadership of the Conservative party, and has come under fire for referring to frontrunner Theresa May as a “bloody difficult woman”.
The discussion is instigated by Rifkind, who says: “I don’t mind who wins, as long as Gove goes and becomes third [sic]“.
Clarke then says: “I don’t think the membership will vote for Gove.”
He then goes on:
I remember being in a discussion once about something to do in somewhere like Syria or Iraq and he was so wild that I remember exchanging looks with Liam Fox, who’s much more right wing than me.
I think if Michael Gove was prime minister we’d go to war with at least three countries at once.
Clarke also showed himself to be no fan of Gove’s fellow Leave campaigner Boris Johnson, saying:
He did us all a favour by getting rid of Boris. The idea of Boris as prime minister is ridiculous.
He also reflected that Johnson’s fellow Leave campaigner and current dark horse in the Tory party leadership race Andrea Leadsom was not really in favour of leaving the European Union.
On this he said:
She’s not one of the tiny band of lunatics who think we can have a sort of glorious economic future outside the single market.
On frontrunner Theresa May, Clarke was more favourable, saying: “I get on all right with her and she is good” before saying that she had perhaps been too long in the one department.
He also said: “Theresa is a bloody difficult woman, but you and I worked with Margaret Thatcher.”
Sky News has this evening come under fire for choosing to broadcast the remarks, and according to the Guardian, friends of the Conservative party veteran have said that his staff have urged him to complain about the remarks being broadcast – something he has declined to do.
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I think this is up there with the most pointless articles I’ve ever read. And God knows I’ve read some pointless things.
You have to wonder who is taking the photo of the two dopes taking the selfie!!!
Not a selfie but a picture of two women taking a selfie…. It is very important to be accurate when reporting these stories!
If they didn’t know it was being taken of them, is it a stealfie?
Any more news on Alan Shatter? Do you need to be Pat Kenny or Gerry Adams to get coverage on this site.
For those who just tuned in, Pat Kenny moved station and Gerry Adams,well he was in a different kind of station(both unrelated)
There’s not that much wrong with it in fairness.
May Day in the Spanish state almost always turns into anti-austerity demonstrations against the right-wing conservative government in Madrid. Barcelona is a stronghold of left-wing activism and bins are often set alight.
These girls, while slightly flipant, can hardly be accused of taking the ‘most inappropriate selfie’ of the weekend.
guess it’s another slow news day.
Why are people bothering to comment on this rubbish? Ooops sorry!
An epic selfie. What’s wrong with that? Two friends on holiday capturing a bit of history?
A burning bin, historic?
Right up there with Moses and the burning bush, eh Robert?
Try to read a bit more about what exactly is happening in Spain, they have had such a severe economic crises for the past 6 years that I’m surprised it’s just a bin they are burning. You’re off topic again I see.
It’s ok because there hot
Yo, it’s “they’re” or just “they are” and yes they will be hot if they get any closer to the burning bins.
Thanks
Why is it everything I see a ridiculously stupid selfie or photo, it always concerns a woman?
Why is it that ‘most of the time’ i see a stupid comment it concerns you?
Whatever!!!!
This is not a selfie. Although Samuel Beckett may have approved.
Real life Banksy
Memories from a revolution… Why not?
Trash cans?
a pair of no brainers…..
Trash cans on fire.. Who cares?
I care that an .ie site called them ‘trash cans’.
I can’t argue with that..
have your say