Mhairi Black scolded for saying government were ‘pished’ during lockdown

Mhairi Black was given a ticking off in the House of Commons for referring to the government as being “pished” during lockdown.

The SNP was in no mood to hold back as she ripped into the Tories for being “dangerous” and making “bad decisions on top of a global pandemic”.

She referred to the government as being “pished half the time at parties in Number 10,” in a reference to the partygate scandal.

Intervening, Dame Rosie Winterton said: “I should just say to the honourable lady, she really must not use language like that.”

But even she seemed to enjoy the remark a bit!

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Jack Peat

Jack is a business and economics journalist and the founder of The London Economic (TLE). He has contributed articles to VICE, Huffington Post and Independent and is a published author. Jack read History at the University of Wales, Bangor and has a Masters in Journalism from the University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne.