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Piers Morgan highlights major problem with Jeremy Corbyn’s Queen’s speech claim


The Good Morning Britain presenter took to Twitter and asked how Mr Corbyn could be trusted if he tells a “brazen whopper” about “such a trivial thing”. It came after Shadow Health Secretary Angela Rayner defended the Labour leader who was accused of lying when he said he watches the Queen’s message, which is broadcast at 3pm on Christmas Day, in the morning.

Morgan tweeted: “Extraordinary that @AngelaRayner lied on @GMB today about @jeremycorbyn’s Queen’s Speech lie, claiming he meant he watches it the next morning.

“Such a trivial thing, yet two of Labour’s top politicians felt compelled to tell brazen whoppers about it. So weird.

“It’s not about the Queen’s Speech.. it’s about honesty. If politicians lie about little things, how can we trust them on big stuff like food banks?”

In an appearance on GMB today, Ms Rayner repeatedly claimed that Mr Corbyn could watch the Queen’s speech on catch up.

Asked by presenter Ben Shephard why the Labour leader “can’t just be honest” and say he does not watch it, the Shadow Education Secretary said: “He might watch it on catch up, some of us do, some of us have our dinner at different times.

“I don’t necessarily think that means that he has lied.”

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Ms Rayner replied: “He did not say that. He did not say he watches it in the morning on Christmas Day. He said he watched it in the morning.”

In an interview with ITV’s Julie Etchingham, Mr Corbyn was asked if he sits down to watch the Queen’s message on Christmas Day.

The left-winger replied: “It’s on the morning, usually we have it on… some of the time.”

Etchingham pointed out that the speech airs at 3pm, not in the morning.

He replied: “We don’t watch television very much on Christmas Day.

“There is lots… Lots to do… I enjoy the presence of my family and friends around Christmas.

“Obviously, like everybody else does, and, I also visit the homeless shelter, either on Christmas Day, or the day before, to talk to, and listen to people’s lives, about how they could be made better with a government that cared for them.”

The Royal Family’s website describes the Queen’s speech as “an intrinsic part of Christmas Day festivities for many people across the Commonwealth”.

It adds: “Each Broadcast carefully reflects current issues and concerns, and shares The Queen’s reflections on what Christmas means to her and to many of her listeners.

“Over the years, the Christmas Broadcast has acted as a chronicle of global, national and personal events which have affected The Queen and her audience.”



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