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drmorgans | 07:43 Sat 11th Jun 2022 | News
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Speaking at a conference Wheeler, a parliamentary secretary in the Cabinet Office, said that "I was just at a conference in Blackpool or Birmingham or somewhere godawful."

She later tweeted an apology (for saying what she really thinks).

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-61767856
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Fairly standard these days.
Blackpool and Birmingham, so close to each other, so similar ... where was she really talking about, I wonder?
It was content of the apology which amused me "Whilst speaking at a conference on Thursday, I made an inappropriate remark that does not reflect my actual view,"

There's a nice picture of Boris gurning in this link. https://uk.yahoo.com/news/heather-wheeler-tory-minister-says-birmingham-blackpool-godawful-161340923.html
Geography not her strong point then.
CANARY, I think that was more like a Gumby impression ("My brain hurts!").
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I was surprised she didn't try to spin it that she thought Blackpool and Birmingham were wonderful places but that the conference could equally have been somewhere "godawful".
Yes, Corby, you're right, LOL
No gold star for diplomacy, Ms Wheeler, but Angela Rayner has no room to criticise. Her comments get rather more personal.
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Ms Wheeler seems to have contempt for we plebs, while Rayner dislikes her privileged "betters". Angie does have a rather unsubtle turn of phrase.
Canary..
Gurning photo.. :-))
That's godawful!
Did the citizens of Birmingham and Blackpool get offended ? Or did they nod sagely and mutter, "That was supposed to be a secret !" ?
The last time I was in Blackpool it was awful
Was it fine 'til you turnt up?
Canary @ 09.00.
"There's a nice picture of Boris Gurning"
Thought he was giving Angela Rayner the eye from the despatch box.
She hardly enhances the ambience of anywhere she's standing, since we're talking about a criticism of appearance and presentation.
Heather Wheeler always reminds me of
Brendan O'Carroll....Mrs Brown Boys.
No wonder the Conservative Party is in Decline.
09.19, Angela Rayner has good grounds to criticise any Conservative MP after being branded by the Cons as a fish wife .... go get em Angie.
Just your kind of girl, eh gully?
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