One, very Icky PMQs!!!

Posted 18 May 2011 by Walaa Idris

Today’s PMQS was painful to watch. Before it even began all eyes were on Ken Clarke’s unfortunate remark – unfortunate because I don’t believe for a nano second that he proposed lenient punishment for rapists.

On the day jobless figures fell by 36,000 and we find out Britain is spending twice as much bailing out the Euro than we are cutting from domestic budget, all PMQs will be remembered for is the Justice Secretary’s remark on rapists from his Five Live interview – and Ed Miliband portraying the “Conservative led” government as soft on crime – not any crime but one of the most horrific crimes, rape. Plus, it happened against the backdrop of cutting police and prison numbers!

Was today a good day for the government, heavens NO!

But should Clarke resign or get sacked, of course not, expecting and asking for either in itself is madness – and it shows our political class as hyped-up, blood hungry extremist. Especially as the Justice Secretary had made it very clear from the start and later reiterated it on the BBC’s Daily Politics and Sky News that he regards “all rapes as serious crimes”

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David Morris

David Morris
18 May, 23:00

It’s true that he’s said that all rapes are serious crimes during the Victoria Derbyshire interview, he also said (in the same interview) “serious rape”, which is a phrase that implies there is a type of rape that isn’t serious. It was definitely a poor choice of words (as I’ve mentioned to you on Twitter).

It didn’t help that he said roughly the same things on Sky News aswell.

It’s starting to look like he won’t be sacked – especially as he was forced to apologised earlier today. However, I still think he will be the victim of a reshuffle.

Yes, the guy has talent, intellect and has demonstrated that he can communicate with ordinary people. However, things like this cause the government a great problem and he could start to create more harm than good.

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