TORY MP David Amess caused cackles in the Commons yesterday when he asked the Prime Minister to congratulate his mother on reaching her 100th birthday.
The MP for Southend West brought laughter from across the chamber during a heated Prime Minister’s Questions where both sides debated the future of Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt and his alleged closeness to News Corporation and its takeover of BskyB. Urging David Cameron to encourage Britain's Olympic hopefuls to “go for gold”, Mr Amess said: “This Wednesday my mother Maud will celebrate her 100th birthday.
“Living as she does five minutes from the Olympic stadium, she has agreed to be Usain Bolt’s pace-maker, in order to give the other athletes a chance.
“Will my right honourable friend call on the indomitable spirit of former Land Army girls such as my mother and encourage our Olympic athletes to go for gold?”
Mr Cameron replied: “I will certainly do that.
“I’ve written to Maud to congratulate her on this fantastic milestone and I’m sure that, as she speeds past Usain Bolt, she will just turn around and reflect that indeed the only way is Essex.”
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