Dominic Raab got Paul O'Grady's name completely wrong as he awkwardly attempted to pay tribute to the late, great entertainer in the House of Commons today.
Deputy Prime Minister Raab stood in for Rishi Sunak at today's session of Prime Minister's Questions, facing off against Labour deputy leader Angela Rayner.
At one point in the session, Labour MP Chris Bryant rose to pay tribute to legendary Birkenhead-born comic Paul O'Grady, who has tragically died at the age of 67.
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Mr Bryant Bryant said: "Paul O'Grady campaigned acerbically and hilariously for hilarious people, for care workers and against oppression of any kind."
"Isn't it time we in this country celebrated our naughty, hilarious drag queens and comics of every kind, who inspire us to be a better and more generous nation."
In an awkward response, Mr Raab said: "I totally agree with you and Paul Grayson was an incredible comic." He was then corrected by fellow MPs and added: "Paul O'Grady."
He raised further eyebrows when he used news of Paul's death to hit out at 'wokery.'
Mr Raab added: "But Lily Savage, I think some of that comedy broke glass ceilings and broke boundaries in a way that politicians would struggle to do. I also think it shows how we need greater and more rambunctious free speech and we need to avoid the wokery and the limitations on comedy, which I'm afraid both of them would have had no time for."
During his incredible life, Paul made no attempt to hide his dislike of Conservative policies, including in a famous television rant in 2010.
Referencing planned austerity measures from then Chancellor George Osborne, he told a studio audience: "Do you know what got my back up? Those Tories whooping and hollering when they heard about the cuts."
He added: “We should take to the streets, we should be vocal in our fight against oppression, we should let them know that we are not taking these draconian cuts lightly. We should fight for the rights of the elderly, of the poor, of the sick.”
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