Sammy Wilson has been urged to ‘look at the world around him’ after dubbing a parliamentary debate about ‘extreme heat preparedness’, hysteria.
The North Antrim DUP MP’s comments came after Green Party leader Caroline Lucas tabled an urgent question on rising temperatures which have since seen the mercury reach 40C for the first time in UK recorded history yesterday.
During the discussion on Monday, he asked the UK’s Secretary of State for Health, Steve Barclay, if he agreed “most of our constituents, if they are not working, are probably out enjoying [the heat]? When it gets too hot, they will go and sit in the shade, have a cold drink and cool down”.
