Mishal Husain’s best takedowns of politicians on BBC Radio 4’s Today programme

Mishal Husain's best takedowns of politicians on BBC Radio 4BBC Radio 4

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00:00There have been a number of times now, recently when things you have said have got you into

00:06trouble, there was the time it was reported that you had called a government policy bats**t,

00:11there was the personal place you referred to in Parliament as a s**thole.

00:14No I didn't.

00:15No, I didn't.

00:16Place?

00:17You did say, didn't you?

00:18No.

00:19That it was a place?

00:20No.

00:21No, I absolutely didn't.

00:22You didn't use the word s**thole in Parliament?

00:23No, I didn't.

00:24So when you were picked up on a microphone, who was talking?

00:27Who said the word in Parliament?

00:28No, I didn't.

00:29You need to do better research.

00:30Most of the skilled workers I'm putting to you, you're suggesting would still be allowed.

00:34So midwives, is that a yes?

00:36In limited numbers.

00:37Architects?

00:38In limited numbers.

00:39Butchers?

00:40In limited numbers.

00:41Well, bakers?

00:44This is really getting rather silly isn't it?

00:45Well, it's a large, that's what I'm suggesting, that actually if you think about these occupations,

00:49there is a large number of different occupations that it appears this country needs.

00:54You welcomed the endorsement of Nick Griffin?

00:56Well, look, it's up to, you know, if people want to endorse, I mean, you can't kind of

01:02spurn endorsements or indeed control people who want to endorse a political party.

01:06Well, you can say if you're not comfortable with them.

01:09Nick Griffin describes himself on his ex-feed as being for free Palestine and also Britain

01:13from Zionist control.

01:15So did you welcome his endorsement for George Galloway in this contest?

01:20Look, you're trying to damn George Galloway and the Workers' Party.