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Benjamin Roberts-Haslam

Formby caller torn apart by LBC host

A Formby based caller was torn apart by LBC host James O'Brien when he rang up explaining why he voted Tory.

John from Formby rang up to explain he thought the problems of the red wall was down to people wanting Corbyn out rather than in, but he also went on to discuss political correctness.

John said: "I think there's another factor which isn't discussed enough but I know about from Living in the north is the hatred for political correctness, which is forced down people's throats."

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O'Brien then went on to ask him for an example, to which John boasted about having plenty of.

He goes on to discuss a school trip from a school in Bradford to the International Slavery Museum in Liverpool where "white pupils who wanted to go weren't allowed to go" and claiming to have spoken to a number of the pupils involved.

During the call, John also spoke about a multicultural community centre that refused to sell bacon and Farsley library giving easier access to the toilet for women than men. O'Brien was quick to point out that none of these claimed events was in fact in his constituency.

O'Brien said: "Everything you've said about why people voted for Boris Johnson falls apart at that little point where I say, Boris Johnson. You voted for Boris Johnson because they stopped serving bacon in a community centre you've never visited in a constituency you don't live in."

Towards the end of the call, O'Brien can even be seen to ask the producers whether it was a joke call.

Rounding up the call and highlighting the obscene nature of John's points, O'Brien said: "So your choice of political party in the last general election was influenced by the accessibility of toilets in Farsley Library, the availability of bacon in a community centre you've never visited and the almost certainly apocryphal story about a school in Bradford that you neither attend nor live in the relative constituency. Have I got that right?"

Before John could get a response in, O'Brien wrapped it up, saying: "Yes I have.".

To watch the clip, click here.

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