Michael Portillo impersonates John Redwood

On BBC One's This Week, Michael Portillo brings us his version of his former cabinet colleague John Redwood attempting to sing the Welsh national anthem.

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[arranle]

Wrong Flag in the background

[danwales1990]

Decriminalise date rape?!

Where's the quotes that prove this?

What a bizarre man Redwood is, especially if this is true!

[Avenmarc]

I am going to preface this comment by saying that I am an Englishman that supports a Welsh Side (Cardiff Devils). If you do not know the words to a an anthem you stand as a mark of respect and keep your mouth firmly shut. If you should hear a political opinion from John Redwood, you should always bear in mind his lack of judgement as so painfully captured on camera.

[vangelovan]

Vile people. They insult the Welsh national anthem just like they would insult the British anthem. Never mind the British flag featured on the wall, but what is our Union Flag doing lying on the floor.

Stay out of Wales you vile arrogant pair. Paid for by the British taxpayers.

[onfiremusicman]

@chrisjoneschrisjones You haven't responded to my posit that we would be £6 billion worse off without the rest of the UK. Surely we should be grateful for this investment?

[chrisjoneschrisjones]

@onfiremusicman nicely argued,but maybe the argument should be that England has many cultural and political ties with Wales/Scotland and its Celtic origins other than the other way round? i disagree with your point about Cardiff bay spin,the Assembly isnt perfect but Wales is better off for having it.i think youll find london recieves more per capita than any other 'region' of the uk including Wales

[chrisjoneschrisjones]

@marshalllucky im sorry to hear that too,youve had a tough few years

[marshalllucky]

@chrisjoneschrisjones a few year ago there was these man in my street who look like the grizzerly adems, i contact the police but they say they can do NO thing???

[onfiremusicman]

@chrisjoneschrisjones … All this nonsense about not getting enough money, is political spin from Cardiff Bay to excuse themselves from the responsibilities which they have, and of which they want more. Per capita, more is spent on us than on the average Londoner: considering the disparity in incomes this is simply amazing. I'd rather focus on the generosity of the rest of the UK in their provision as a measure of our value as a nation, than a flag which was created in the nineteenth century.

[onfiremusicman]

@chrisjoneschrisjones … More than similarities, we have ties – both cultural and political – which most Welshmen (and women) cherish. We are not represented on the Union Flag, because we were a part of the Kingdom of England – in this century the situation is different and we are considered equal to England, Scotland, and Northern Ireland in status. We are not treated like nothing – we receive more than we earn. If we became independent, we would lose £6 billion a year.

[onfiremusicman]

@chrisjoneschrisjones I'm pretty sure that it is not merely an English construct – at the very least Britain was a union between the Kingdoms of England and Scotland. I believe that John Davies, in his book A History of Wales, states that the naming of citizens as British, post-1707, was done by a Welshman – not merely an English construct. I believe healthy differences are integral to our culture and nation, but similarities remain. Similarities which go beyond our links with Europe.

[chrisjoneschrisjones]

@marshalllucky im sorry to hear that