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| Lee Anderson, Ashley Dalton and... a llama |
Reform's Lee Anderson had the perfect response to news of Andrew Gwynne's replacement as public health minister. In the Commons on Tuesday, Anderson took the Health Secretary to task over freshly unearthed comments by Ashley Dalton. It turns out that Dalton, who looks like she is fresh off a parade of Alphabet People, was an early proponent of trans nonsense. In 2016 she was asked if people could identify as llamas and she responded: "Yes, and treat them with respect and dignity". She also called for the abolition of gendered bathrooms, despite the very obvious threats to women that such an act would generate.
Anderson rose in the Commons to ask Ms Dalton's new boss: "What I want to know is if I have a family member, who presents as a llama, suddenly becomes ill in the middle of the night, do they send for a doctor, a vet or a straitjacket?" The chamber erupted in laughter, while Streeting struggled to muster one of his clever ripostes.
This was Anderson at his straight-talking best, watch the clip below.
Starmer must be running out of sane backbenchers to fill these roles now, but the truth is that his party were more than willing to get this lunatic into the Commons for many years. She was the candidate for Rochford and Southend East in both the 2017 and 2019 general elections, finishing the runner-up on both occasions. In 2023 she was chosen to succeed Rosie Cooper in the West Lancashire by-election, holding comfortably and then increasing her majority in the 2024 general election.
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