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    Is James Cleverly the most gaffe-prone cabinet minister in history?

    by Alexander Butler Jan 02, 2024 2 minutes
    Source: PA Wire

    James Cleverly has apologised for joking about spiking his wife’s drink with a date rape drug at a Downing Street reception.

    The home secretary made the appallingly bad taste remark about putting “a little bit of Rohypnol in her drink every night”, just hours after announcing a raft of measures to crack down on the crime.

    Mr Cleverly, who even remarked that it was “not really illegal if it’s what was always understood as a private conversation. His spokesperson said it was meant to be an ironic joke.

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