You have to give him credit for being a consistent ar**hole!
Kelvin MacKenzie Gaffe: "Hull is an Absolute Shocker" Iain Dale 11:40 AM
After doing a recording at the BBC this morning, Kelvin MacKenzie told a BBC producer, off camera but unaware he was being recorded:
"Have you ever been to Hull? It's a shocker, an absolute shocker."
I'm told the BBC are going through some editorial policy hoops before deciding if they can broadcast it.
What a great way to get votes - insult the people of the area you wish to represent. Kelvin's got a lot to learn.
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Full StoryYou are right Ken seems like old Rupert is having second thoughts about letting Kelvin gob off!.... stable doors and horses having bolted come to mind!
The Guardian
Kelvin MacKenzie unlikely to stand in byelectionThe S*n columnist Kelvin MacKenzie is now not expected to stand against David Davis in next month's byelection over the issue of 42-day terror suspect detention, with News International executives understood to be wary of such a move.
MacKenzie's revelation late on Thursday night that he had discussed standing in the byelection with Rupert Murdoch prompted a flurry of media coverage at the end of last week about a possible contest between the Conservative candidate Davis and the former S*n editor in the forthcoming Haltemprice and Howden byelection.
However, executives at the S*n, which MacKenzie originally said might back his candidacy, and its owner, News International, are understood to have cooled on the idea and sources said it is unlikely to proceed.
Full Story be warned there is a picture of him read only after your tea has gone down!
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