Culture secretary Nadine Dorries had an awkward exchange during a morning media round, appearing reluctant to speak about her most recent contact with Boris Johnson.
The Cabinet minister challenged BBC Breakfast presenter Charlie Stayt as to why he was asking her if she had spoken to the prime minister in the past 24 hours.
During the exchange, Stayt said he was âreally confusedâ, asking Ms Dorries if his question was a âdifficultâ one.
The presenter asked: âHave you spoken to the Prime Minister recently, in the last 24 hours?â
After a brief pause, a smiling Ms Dorries replied: âWhy? Why are you asking me that question?â
Stayt replied: âIâd like to know.â
Dorries simply said: âWeâve communicated.â
Appearing perplexed, Stayt went on to say: âIâm really confused. Is that a difficult question? Iâm just asking if youâve spoken to the Prime Minister, in the last 24 hours.â
Dorries repeated: âWe have communicated.â
Stayt went on to ask what Mr Johnson had communicated to her, but Ms Dorries declined to go into detail.
Spicer
In response to the interview, Dorries has had The Room Next Door treatment from comedian Michael Spicer. Spicer’s parody video has also gone viral with over 1,800,000 views.
In the video, Micheal Spicer pretends to guide Dorries through the embarrassing interview from the room next door.
âWhy are you talking like youâre in court?â Spicer asked Dorries in response to her vague answers.
When Dorries refused to give anything away, with her non-answer, Spicer fumed: âNo, God forbid youâd answer a question on a news programme like a responsible adult rather than, say, a petulant humourless creep with all the personality of a bag of toenails.â
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