Lib Dem foreign minister’s French slur

Foreign office minister Jeremy Browne was accused of racism by a heckler on Question Time last night after remarks about the French. Talking about the Anglo-French defence treaty signed by the prime minister and President Sarkozy this week, he said: "We're not merging our Army with France. Our soldiers won't be required to speak French or wear onions round their necks or stripey t-shirts, or ride bicycles."

Foreign office minister Jeremy Browne was accused of racism by a heckler on Question Time last night after remarks about the French. Talking about the Anglo-French defence treaty signed by the prime minister and President Sarkozy this week, he said:

“We’re not merging our Army with France. Our soldiers won’t be required to speak French or wear onions round their necks or stripey t-shirts, or ride bicycles.

“Don’t believe every thing you read in the newspapers.”

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Yesterday, Left Foot Forward looked at whether Anglo-French co-operation on nuclear warheads, covered by the treaty, was legal.

21 Responses to “Lib Dem foreign minister’s French slur”

  1. Paul Seery

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  2. Shamik Das

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  3. David T Breaker

    “@leftfootfwd: foreign minister's French slur: http://bit.ly/a3cdKN #BBCQT @shamikdas” <Leftists need to get a life! Is everything 'racism'?

  4. Anon E Mouse

    Oh Please. The French call us Ros Bif’s… so what – it’s just a joke.

    I can see the left haven’t lightened up…

  5. StephenH

    to be fair… that was just crap-humour and the least of his problems last night.

    If you shut your eyes and just listened would you think David Davies was a Tory and Jeremy Browne a Liberal?

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