During a Standards Committee hearing, the Chair of the committee – Chris Bryant – asked Cabinet Office minister Michael Ellis and Commons Leader Mark Spencer to explain Priti Patel’s claim that her tickets for the latest Bond premiere were a gift given in her ministerial capacity.
It’s worth watching the clip for Mr Bryant’s incredulous response alone, but there are other gems.
A Tory MP says Priti Patel went to a James Bond premier because the Home Secretary needs to know about spies pic.twitter.com/5qsG5FBMeP
— PoliticsJOE (@PoliticsJOE_UK) April 26, 2022
‘Well, the nature of the film, one could argue, is connected to executive functions.’
‘I don’t know the influence in terms of her constituency. I don’t know if there’s a huge Jamaican population or not.’
We suspect that if there is a huge Jamaican population in Ms. Patel’s constituency, there won’t be for long.
The claim that a Bond film was in some capacity crucial ministerial viewing for the Home Secretary certainly gave Twitter food for thought.
BREAKING: Priti Patel has explained she attended a Bond Premiere because it was "connected to her job", the closest parallel being when she broke the Official Secrets Act by attending secret meetings with a foreign power and was subsequently sacked as foreign secretary x
— Laura Kuenssberg Translator (@BBCLauraKT) April 27, 2022
We live in a parody tv show. https://t.co/7IUhtmC4He
— Duffeh |
(@Duffeh_Leeds) April 26, 2022
I watch a lot of porn because I need to learn about marriage. https://t.co/BPeJNPi0IN
— WikiJewSoc
(@JewSoc) April 27, 2022
Next: Priti Patel went to the premiere of The Batman because the Home Secretary needs to know about criminals https://t.co/gsWphwowZg
— The Prole Star (@TheProleStar) April 26, 2022
— Banksia Plums (@BanksiaPlums) April 26, 2022
Times Radio presenter and Times columnist Matt Chorley set tweeters a challenge.
So Priti Patel got freebie tickets to a Bond premiere because of the Home Office's links to MI5, apparently.
Your film suggestions for other cabinet ministers to watch to help with their jobs?#TimesRadio
— Matt Chorley (@MattChorley) April 27, 2022
There were a lot of great suggestions, including these –
Dangerous Liaisons for Mr Johnson
— Chris Cunningham (@ChrisCu10106064) April 27, 2022
Grant Shapps ‘Trainspotting’
Sajid Javid ‘Dawn of the Dead’
Liz Truss ‘Lost in Translation’— Vivienne
(@Vdweller) April 27, 2022
#MikeBassett
#NadineDorries https://t.co/dnc553aE9B
— Matt Mason (@mason0086) April 27, 2022
James Cleverly and Dominic Raab could double date with Liz Truss and Nadine Dorries watching Dumb and Dumber
— Andy
#YNWA #LFC (@AndyJC75) April 27, 2022
But Chris Bryant’s proposed freebie for Boris Johnson wins the award.
Surely it’s From Russia with Love for the PM?
— Chris Bryant (@RhonddaBryant) April 27, 2022
No red carpet, though. Maybe a red flag.
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