{"id":122932,"date":"2023-12-18T22:09:34","date_gmt":"2023-12-18T22:09:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gendermyn.com\/?p=122932"},"modified":"2023-12-18T22:09:34","modified_gmt":"2023-12-18T22:09:34","slug":"labour-lord-never-been-so-embarrassed-after-hilarious-blunder-in-parliament","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gendermyn.com\/politics\/labour-lord-never-been-so-embarrassed-after-hilarious-blunder-in-parliament\/","title":{"rendered":"Labour Lord \u2018never been so embarrassed\u2019 after hilarious blunder in Parliament"},"content":{"rendered":"

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A Labour peer said he has “never been so embarrassed” after receiving a noisy phone call in Parliament.<\/p>\n

Labour peer Lord Woodley apologised after his phone started playing the Mission Impossible theme tune in the House of Lords.<\/p>\n

Lord Woodley\u2019s phone loudly blasted out the iconic theme tune as the environment minister Lord Douglas Miller was being introduced after being made a life peer by Prime Minister Rishi Sunak.<\/p>\n

The peer\u2019s ringtone was only able to get through the first few iconic notes of the soundtrack before he switched it off and made an apology.<\/p>\n

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In a statement in Parliament, Lord Woodley said: \u201cCould I first of all apologise to the Speaker and particularly to our new lord Douglas Miller for my phone going off. I\u2019ve never been so embarrassed in all my life. I\u2019m sincerely sorry.\u201d<\/p>\n

Responding to the incident on Sky News one guest on Politics Hub with Sophy Ridge said: \u201cAfter COP28 if he is the new environment minister then he has got mission impossible.\u201d<\/p>\n

Below a clip of the video on X, several people responded to the incident. One person wrote: \u201cApt and perfect timing if you ask me.\u201d<\/p>\n

This isn\u2019t the first time a politician\u2019s phone has gone off during a serious moment. Last year, then Deputy Prime Minister Therese Coffey\u2019s phone sounded during an interview.<\/p>\n

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Whilst on LBC, Ms Coffey\u2019s phone started blaring out music by Dr Dre, a song choice which surprised many listeners.<\/p>\n

At the time Ms Coffey said: \u201cI\u2019ve just realised my alarm is going off on my phone, you\u2019re getting a bit of Dr Dre. It\u2019s just an 8 o\u2019clock alarm, sorry.”<\/p>\n

Lord Woodley was originally made a Labour life peer in November 2020. In a statement at the time, he said: \u201cThose who know me will be assured that wherever I am or whatever title I hold I will always put the interests of working people first, as I have done all my life.\u201d<\/p>\n