- Felicity Cornelius-Mercer has actually frequently safeguarded other half Johnny Mercer online
A federal government minister’s other half has actually implicated previous Countdown star Carol Vorderman of ‘prompting Tory hate’ in a public Twitter spat which saw other half Johnny Mercer explain the speaker as a ‘deeply undesirable individual’.
Felicity Cornelius-Mercer, whose other half is the Veterans’ Affairs Minister, said last night Ms Vorderman was a ‘celeb guard dog’ and declared she was ‘prompting individuals to dislike all Tories‘.
It is not the very first time Ms Cornelius-Mercer has actually been singing on social networks – after her other half was sacked by previous PM Liz Truss, she herself assaulted leading Tory brass and shared a meme insulting the then-party leader.
As fans hurried to Ms Vorderman’s defence last night, the MP’s other half likewise appeared to mock those having problem with the cost of living crisis as she quipped her ‘family estate does require some repair’ when asked by a user if the couple have actually needed to ‘scale down estates’.
Speaking on Rachel Johnson’s Difficult Women podcast, Ms Cornelius Mercer said: ‘She [Ms Vorderman] drives me up the f***ing wall. It’s this concept of celeb attack dogs that understand absolutely nothing about politics.
‘It’s like prompting individuals to dislike all Tories. You can’t blanket hate. This is what Vorderman appears to be doing.’
Ms Vorderman has actually formerly called Conservative MPs ‘disgraceful’ and a ‘gaslighting, horrible, lying lot of charlatans’.
After the podcast, Ms Cornelius-Mercer said in a Twitter post: ‘And they call political leaders conceited; Carol Vorderman is another level and playing the general public for fools. Don’t succumb to blanket hatred of any persuasion.’
Her other half reacted by commenting a single throwing-up emoji.
One Twitter user shared the post and said: ‘Carol Vorderman is sticking up for millions. It’s absurd that you believe you can promote us. Your name is Felicity Cornelius-Mercer, it’s so swank it’s like a parody.
‘Cost of living striking you hard, is it? Downsizing estates? I believe you’d much better take a seat, love.’
The MP’s other half reacted: ‘I absolutely don’t promote you and all your drivel. And yes, the family estate does require some repair; so a little compassion wouldn’t go wrong.’
The spat overflowed onto Twitter after Johnny Mercer was yesterday criticised for an interview on Sky News, in which the minister appeared to state that UK military veterans who utilize food banks are doing so out of ‘personal choices’.
Ms Vorderman shared excerpts from the interview in a tweet criticising his remarks, to which the federal government minister responded ‘You are grim’, followed by a throwing-up emoji.
Last night she shared his reaction with her fans, asking: ‘Has he been hacked? Or is this now a brand-new low Tory govt bar?’
Mr Mercer reacted: ‘No. You’re simply a deeply undesirable individual.’
His other half included: ‘Always depend on Johnny Mercer to inform it to you directly. You truly do appear like a nasty individual.’
Ms Cornelius-Mercer has actually long been outspoken on her social networks accounts. Last year she compared then-PM Liz Truss to a muppet after her other half was sacked from the Cabinet on the leader’s 2nd day in workplace.
She composed: ‘This system stinks and treats individuals appallingly. Best individual I understand sacked by an imbecile.’
She likewise declared Mr Mercer asked Ms Truss who would do his job as Veterans Minister much better than him, to which she is said to have actually decreased to respond to.
Representatives for Ms Vorderman and Mr and Mrs Mercer have actually been called for remark.
