Paddy Ashdown on John Major’s ‘bastards’
The Liberal Democrat has been on the BBC to discuss John Major and said ‘bastard’ six times in four minutes.
He was referencing the 1993 incident when John Major described three of his colleagues as ‘bastards’, thought to refer to Eurosceptic colleagues who were putting him under pressure of Britain’s future in Europe.
Sir John’s comments were made during a private chat after he had been interviewed by Michael Brunson, Political Editor of ITN, unaware that the interview was being fed to the BBC, who were still recording. Someone from the BBC leaked it to The Observer.
Last year Mr Major said last year: “Calling three of my colleagues bastards was absolutely unforgivable, my only excuse is that it was true.”
Mr Ashdown says that the Conservatives will be held to account in a similar way by Ukip.