15 of the most insane moments in UK politics
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Agriculture minister John Selwyn Gummer feeds his daughter a beef burger in front of the assembled press to prove that British cows are safe from BSE (Mad Cow Disease) (1990) pic.twitter.com/BaSoPq80JJ
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A UKIP candidate standing for Glasgow's City Council says 'when I go to a zoo and I see a gorilla my hormones go absolutely crazy. I find a gorilla very attractive' (2017) pic.twitter.com/xfgaLZjM9t
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H'Angus the monkey is elected as the mayor of Hartlepool on a platform of 'free bananas for schoolchildren' (2002) pic.twitter.com/UWMSZaP7A0
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Rishi Sunak tells two school pupils that he is a 'total coke addict' before quickly clarifying he meant the drink (2021) pic.twitter.com/UheaEwq8UV
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Theresa May is handed a P45 at the Conservative Party Conference (2017) pic.twitter.com/PUTjhxqYhT
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Theresa May is photographed holding hands with President Trump (2018) pic.twitter.com/cibO0QWl5n
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The Chancellor George Osborne stands in a 'power stance' at the Conservative Party conference (2015) pic.twitter.com/Mqnr7c36G8
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BONUS – we don’t expect you to remember this one.
Minister for War Lord Castlereagh and Foreign Secretary George Canning engage in a duel in order to solve an internal government dispute. Castlereagh wins by shooting his opponent in the thigh (1809) pic.twitter.com/Zn8hu2uJ2X
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