{"id":121495,"date":"2023-11-23T23:49:06","date_gmt":"2023-11-23T23:49:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leviolonrouge.com\/?p=121495"},"modified":"2023-11-23T23:49:06","modified_gmt":"2023-11-23T23:49:06","slug":"sky-news-host-sophy-ridge-cracks-up-laughing-over-james-cleverly-stockton-row","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/leviolonrouge.com\/politics\/sky-news-host-sophy-ridge-cracks-up-laughing-over-james-cleverly-stockton-row\/","title":{"rendered":"Sky News host Sophy Ridge cracks up laughing over James Cleverly Stockton row"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Sophy Ridge can&#8217;t hold in laughter over James Cleverly row<\/h3>\n<p>Sky News presenter Sophy Ridge broke into laughter as a colleague detailed the latest in the row over remarks James Cleverly is claimed to have made in Parliament.<\/p>\n<p>The Home Secretary has been under pressure to apologise amid claims he called fellow MP Alex Cunningham&#8217;s Stockton North constituency a &#8220;s***hole&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>A source close to Mr Cleverly said his off-the-cuff remark in the Commons had been directed towards the MP, rather than his constituency.<\/p>\n<p>Sky&#8217;s Chief Political Correspondent Jon Craig reduced Ridge to a fit of giggles when he recounted the saga live on air.<\/p>\n<p>Ridge managed to contain herself up to the point when Craig quoted the source as saying Mr Cleverly had called Mr Cunningham, in Craig&#8217;s words, &#8220;a something or other&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p> <strong> READ MORE <\/strong> <strong>Police car set on fire by angry mob after three children knifed<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Ridge then cracked, apologising straight away but was unable to stop herself as Craig went on to say how Mr Cleverly apologised for\u00a0&#8220;unparliamentary language&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>Craig then tells the presenter to stop giggling, but it is clear he too was finding it difficult to stop himself from laughing.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Cleverly had come under pressure to apologise over the alleged Stockton insult, including from Tees Valley&#8217;s mayor Lord Ben Houchen.<\/p>\n<p>Labour MP Mr Cunningham had alleged the comment was made about his constituency during Prime Minister&#8217;s Questions on Wednesday (November 22).<\/p>\n<p> <strong> Don&#8217;t miss&#8230; <\/strong> <br \/> <strong>SNP told to stop squandering taxpayer cash on &#8216;half-baked&#8217; independence plot[REVEALED] <\/strong> <br \/> <strong>WHO issues urgent warning as children in China falling ill in increased numbers[REPORT] <\/strong> <br \/> <strong>Esther McVey mocks Labour as she defends new &#8216;minister for common sense&#8217; role[LATEST] <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.images.express.co.uk\/img\/dynamic\/139\/590x\/secondary\/James-Cleverly-5082428.jpg?r=1700781023076\"><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li> <svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"> <g clip-path=\"url(#clip0_1078_5986)\"> <\/path> <\/path> <\/g> <defs> <clippath> <rect width=\"23.4329\" height=\"23.4329\" fill=\"white\" transform=\"translate(0 0.134262)\"><\/rect> <\/clippath> <\/defs> <\/svg> Support fearless journalism<\/li>\n<li> <svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"> <g clip-path=\"url(#clip0_1078_5986)\"> <\/path> <\/path> <\/g> <defs> <clippath> <rect width=\"23.4329\" height=\"23.4329\" fill=\"white\" transform=\"translate(0 0.134262)\"><\/rect> <\/clippath> <\/defs> <\/svg> Read The Daily Express online, advert free<\/li>\n<li> <svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"> <g clip-path=\"url(#clip0_1078_5986)\"> <\/path> <\/path> <\/g> <defs> <clippath> <rect width=\"23.4329\" height=\"23.4329\" fill=\"white\" transform=\"translate(0 0.134262)\"><\/rect> <\/clippath> <\/defs> <\/svg> Get super-fast page loading<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.images.express.co.uk\/img\/logo\/logo-premium-subscription.png\"><\/p>\n<p>Mr Cleverly was accused of making the remark after Mr Cunningham challenged Prime Minister Rishi Sunak over the level of child poverty in his North East seat.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Cunningham on Thursday said he did not believe the Home Secretary, telling the BBC: &#8220;He hasn&#8217;t made an apology to me. His apology is for using unparliamentary language.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;But I don&#8217;t want an apology for him claiming to have insulted me. I want an apology for the people of my communities.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;My colleagues who actually saw the mouth move and heard the words come out, they believe he said that particular expression, and on that basis I don&#8217;t think he is a person fit for such high office and he really needs to consider what he is going to do about it.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Lord Houchen said he accepted the apology, while Number 10 said Rishi Sunak continues to have confidence in the Home Secretary.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.express.co.uk\/news\/politics\/1838431\/james-cleverly-stockton-row\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sophy Ridge can&#8217;t hold in laughter over James Cleverly row Sky News presenter Sophy Ridge broke into laughter as a colleague detailed the latest in the row over remarks James Cleverly is claimed to have made in Parliament. 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