James Cleverly facing calls to quit after joking about spiking his wife's drink

Adolf Goebbels
Published on Dec 26, 2023
Home Secretary James Cleverly has apologised for making a joke about putting a date rape drug in his wife's drink when he told female guests it was "not really illegal if it's only a little bit".

Mr Cleverly's spokesperson said his comment was "clearly meant to be an ironic joke", but women's rights groups say the minister should step down.

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