The aide won tea at The Ritz
Last week, Theresa May had a particularly cringe moment in the House of Commons, when she quoted the catchphrase used by meerkats on the Compare The Market adverts.
The wince-inducing faux-pas came when she told SNP leader Ian Blackford that “He should vote for a deal – Simples!”.
State of the Brexit process: The prime minister quoting an insurance comparison advert pic.twitter.com/J3MUO9BEZL
— PoliticsJOE (@PoliticsJOE_UK) February 26, 2019
Now The Mail on Sunday has revealed the reported reason for it – so that one of her aides could win a bet over tea at The Ritz.
According to the newspaper Seema Kennedy, the PM’s Parliamentary Private Secretary, had a wager with Conservative MP Simon Hoare, over whether she could get May to say the phrase.
The Prime Minister duly obliged, and therefore Kennedy won tea at the prestigious London hotel.
Theresa May’s PMQ’s “simples” was part of an elaborate bet to win tea at The Ritz…. pic.twitter.com/nQPqTcWw4v
— MoS_Politics (@MoS_Politics) March 3, 2019
Tea at The Ritz costs £58, or £77 with champagne.
