Penny Mordaunt targets SNP with Glasgow Willy Wonka jibe
More Videos
0 seconds of 30 seconds Volume 0%
Press shift question mark to access a list of keyboard shortcuts Keyboard Shortcuts EnabledDisabled
Shortcuts Open/Close / or ?
Play/Pause SPACE
Increase Volume ↑
Decrease Volume ↓
Seek Forward →
Seek Backward ←
Captions On/Off c
Fullscreen/Exit Fullscreen f
Mute/Unmute m
Decrease Caption Size -
Increase Caption Size + or =
Seek % 0-9
Next Up
Sophie Wessex joins royals on Buckingham Palace balcony
01:00
twitter facebook Email Link https://cdn.jwplayer.com/previews/FPqUQgcd Copied
This ad will end in 21 Live
00:08
00:21
00:30
More Videos
Close
Penny Mordaunt mocked the SNP in the Commons today as she joked the party was behind a farcical Willy Wonka experience in Glasgow.
The event last weekend hit the headlines after it was cancelled just hours in with police attending following complaints from angry customers.
by Taboola by Taboola
Sponsored Link Sponsored Link
Promoted Links Promoted Links
Skin Dermatitis
Discovering the Real Culprits of Atopic Dermatitis - Surprising Causes RevealedSkin Dermatitis
Undo
The Commons Leader quipped that she thought the nationalist party, which is facing a police probe into its finances, had put on the attraction due to its "high cost, poor return, and the fact that the police were called".
She was responding to SNP business spokesman Richard Thomson who raised the revelation that taxpayers paid ￡15,000 to cover damages paid to an academic that Science Secretary Ms Donelan had falsely accused of supporting Hamas.
Speaking at Business Questions this morning, Ms Mordaunt said: "I think it is rather cheeky of him to seek to lecture us about use of public funds.
Sponsored
YourPennySaver
YourPennySaver Learn More
Seniors on SS Are Now Entitled To These 12 "Kickbacks" In March (Tap For Full List)
Undo
by Taboola by Taboola
Trending
"I refer him to what I said about the Secretary of State for Science earlier on - the SNP are legendary in this respect.
"I had wrongly assumed actually that the appalling Willy Wonka experience in Glasgow had been laid on by the SNP, given its high cost, poor return, and the fact that the police were called.
"But the presence of a bouncy castle put patent to that theory, given that bouncy castles have been banned by SNP local authorities on health and safety grounds."
Mr Thomson had criticised Ms Donelan who is facing calls to resign and to pay the cost of settling the libel action against her herself.
He said: "So could we have a debate on the limits of privilege and specifically whether it's the policy of the Government that ministers can say whatever they like outside of Parliament and they will be financially indemnified from the consequences of doing so by the taxpayer.
"And whether she considers that it's now the job of the taxpayer to underwrite financially the Conservative party's culture wars whenever they overstep the mark."
Families were left disappointed by the attraction (Image: SWNS)
Willy's Chocolate Experience, inspired by Roald Dahl's Charlie and the Chocolate Factory book, was billed as "the place where chocolate dreams become reality".
DON'T MISS
Powered by
Labour drafts in Remoaner ex-Bank of England chief Mark Carney as a new adviser
109 Comments
Bankrupt Labour council passes 'worst budget ever' as it attempts to claw back ￡300m
54 Comments
Jeremy Hunt: I've done an enormous amount to help pensioners
166 Comments
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt sets clear election dividing line with major tax promise
6 Comments
Rishi Sunak's best hope of a general election triumph - and it's not the Budget
126 Comments
Penniless pensioners ‘forced to sit in the dark and eat dog food' fear Budget ‘clobbering'
2017 Comments
'I worked in the Treasury - Jeremy Hunt has dropped a secret tax bombshell in his Budget'
200 Comments
Woke madness with 'astonishing' ￡50m ‘wasted' on six-figure diversity roles in three years
202 Comments
Tory MPs demand more tax cuts to defeat Labour in General Election
111 Comments
Ex-Covid chief makes stark admission about future: 'We'll definitely get another pandemic'
42 Comments
The UK town full of abandoned shops as locals ask 'why don't the council sort it out?'
253 Comments
POLL: What is the biggest reason you're proud to be British? Vote here
701 Comments
Labour council slammed for wave of cuts to claw back ￡300m: 'Crying crocodile tears!'
90 Comments
‘Hunt has failed to stop voters wondering if they can do better'
15 Comments
Spin Power Scrubber
New Cleaning Tool Breaks All Sales Records in U. S.Spin Power Scrubber Learn More
Undo
by Taboola by Taboola
Sponsored Links Sponsored Links
Promoted Links Promoted Links
Glasgow Willy Wonka experience actor finds new side hustle thanks to huge media disaster
2 Comments
'Shambolic' Willy Wonka Experience organisers say 'sorry' as 850 refunded
4 Comments
Jeremy Hunt stole Labour's clothes and left Keir Starmer exposed
3 Comments
Penny Mordaunt overtakes Kemi Badenoch to top spot in Tory poll
82 Comments
Rishi Sunak vows to 'turbocharge' economy by slashing ballooning benefits bill
501 Comments
Kemi Badenoch's Brexit deals drowns out dirges of despair from Remoaners
175 Comments
Labour drafts in Remoaner ex-Bank of England chief Mark Carney as a new adviser
109 Comments
Bankrupt Labour council passes 'worst budget ever' as it attempts to claw back ￡300m
54 Comments
Jeremy Hunt: I've done an enormous amount to help pensioners
166 Comments
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt sets clear election dividing line with major tax promise
6 Comments
Rishi Sunak's best hope of a general election triumph - and it's not the Budget
126 Comments
Penniless pensioners ‘forced to sit in the dark and eat dog food' fear Budget ‘clobbering'
2017 Comments
'I worked in the Treasury - Jeremy Hunt has dropped a secret tax bombshell in his Budget'
200 Comments
Woke madness with 'astonishing' ￡50m ‘wasted' on six-figure diversity roles in three years
202 Comments
Tory MPs demand more tax cuts to defeat Labour in General Election
111 Comments
Ex-Covid chief makes stark admission about future: 'We'll definitely get another pandemic'
42 Comments
The UK town full of abandoned shops as locals ask 'why don't the council sort it out?'
253 Comments
POLL: What is the biggest reason you're proud to be British? Vote here
701 Comments
Labour council slammed for wave of cuts to claw back ￡300m: 'Crying crocodile tears!'
90 Comments
‘Hunt has failed to stop voters wondering if they can do better'
15 Comments
Glasgow Willy Wonka experience actor finds new side hustle thanks to huge media disaster
2 Comments
'Shambolic' Willy Wonka Experience organisers say 'sorry' as 850 refunded
4 Comments
Jeremy Hunt stole Labour's clothes and left Keir Starmer exposed
3 Comments
Penny Mordaunt overtakes Kemi Badenoch to top spot in Tory poll
82 Comments
Rishi Sunak vows to 'turbocharge' economy by slashing ballooning benefits bill
501 Comments
Kemi Badenoch's Brexit deals drowns out dirges of despair from Remoaners
175 Comments
Labour drafts in Remoaner ex-Bank of England chief Mark Carney as a new adviser
109 Comments
Bankrupt Labour council passes 'worst budget ever' as it attempts to claw back ￡300m
54 Comments
Jeremy Hunt: I've done an enormous amount to help pensioners
166 Comments
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt sets clear election dividing line with major tax promise
6 Comments
Rishi Sunak's best hope of a general election triumph - and it's not the Budget
126 Comments
Penniless pensioners ‘forced to sit in the dark and eat dog food' fear Budget ‘clobbering'
2017 Comments
'I worked in the Treasury - Jeremy Hunt has dropped a secret tax bombshell in his Budget'
200 Comments
But families, who paid up to ￡35 a ticket, were left disappointed by the sparsely decorated warehouse.
The event was brought to a halt midway through following a backlash from those who had already arrived, while some who came later were unable to get in.
Organisers House of Illuminati apologised to customers for the “very stressful and frustrating day” and has promised full refunds.
SUBSCRIBE Invalid email
We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you've consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info
Related articles Penny Mordaunt in brutal swipe as 'eye-rolling' Labour MP's plea backfires Mordaunt says Express article is 'closest' Anderson critics will get to apology Penny Mordaunt selling iconic Coronation dress in surprising move Penny Mordaunt handed major boost in key Tory poll as Rishi Sunak suffers blow