Jeremy Hunt has denied making a “fat joke” about Labour Leader Sir Keir Starmer during his Budget speech. Speaking to ITV’s Harry Horton, the chancellor said, “I was pulling his leg” but invites him to come “on a marathon run with me soon”.
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00:00 Your student is quite a nice guy in Parliament. Why were you making fat jokes about Keir Starmer yesterday?
00:05 I was pulling his leg. It was actually Peter Mandelson who made that comment.
00:10 And I said that Peter Mandelson was rather uncharitable in doing so.
00:15 And I think Keir Starmer's got a sense of humour. Maybe he'll be coming on a marathon run with me soon.
00:20 You don't think he was a bit mean?
00:21 I think he was pulling his leg and I think that's all part of parliamentary doing in Frank.