It seems that Baron West of Spithead has spent too much time with his The Day Today box set during recess. Arguing against sharing an aircraft carrier with the garlic-eating French, the spirit of satirist Chris Morris seemed to assume control of the former security minister:
“Do you want to find British pilots bombing people for a French reason?”*
Thanks to Matthew Taylor for pointing out our attribution blooper.
*If you are unfamiliar with the work of Mr. Morris, say ten Our Fathers and five Hail Marys and then watch this.
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Go on, give us a source for this.
Before you try, you might care to check this: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-11176489
Care to remind us who Lord West is, how he became a Lord, and who he was a minister for?
(And are you really arguing that if the French decide to intervene militarily in Western Sahara, you’d be happy to find the UK committed to do so under a joint-forces agreement?)
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Correction –> It woz Lord West wot said it http://is.gd/eTn43 (thanks to @MTPT)