Mayor Sadiq Khan calls Peter Fortune 'thick' then apologises

  • last year
During Mayor's Question Time, a heated exchanged between the Mayor and Peter Fortune over the use of expert testimonies to bolster ULEZ escalated. After tense back and forth, the Mayor quipped 'for someone who reads a lot, he ain't half thick.' After the break, Khan apologised 'unreservedly' to Fortune.
Transcript
00:00 You said they're going to follow the practice they did last time.
00:02 That's exactly what you said.
00:03 And I'm telling you what they did last time and you're saying you didn't say that.
00:06 It's extraordinary.
00:07 It's like being back at sixth form.
00:10 There are better debaters there.
00:11 Did you talk to handsome and intelligent men at sixth form as well?
00:14 I mean, honestly, Chair, for someone who reads a lot, he ain't half thick, isn't he?
00:19 Listen, no, no, no, no, no, no.
00:21 Listen, listen, listen, listen.
00:22 I would.
00:23 That's when I know you're in trouble.
00:24 When you start getting personal, that's when I know you're in trouble.
00:26 So remember, remember that you're the mayor of London and you're a grown man.
00:30 Well, nearly.
00:31 You're a grown man and you should act accordingly.
00:33 I remind the members that I don't like it when they use personal beauty.
00:39 Is that a fair reflection of what you asked TFL to do?
00:42 So firstly, can I just before I answer your question, can I just apologise unreservedly
00:46 to Peter Fawcett for calling him thick?
00:48 I am very sorry for saying that.
00:49 I've reflected on that.
00:50 I should not have said that.
00:51 It's not appropriate for me to have said that.
00:53 I'm very sorry.
00:54 Genuinely.
00:54 Genuinely.
00:55 Genuinely.
00:55 Genuinely.
00:55 [BLANK_AUDIO]

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