Danny Alexander admission causes Government fresh embarrassment over immigration
‘The Coalition is facing fresh embarrassment over the issue of immigration after a senior Cabinet minister was forced to admit he employed a Portuguese cleaner.
Danny Alexander, the Chief Secretary to the Treasury, began to stutter and stumble during a live radio interview on Saturday after being asked if he employed immigrants. At first Mr Alexander, a Liberal Democrat, avoided the question.
Asked by Mishal Husain, the presenter of Radio 4’s Today programme, “Do you employ anyone from another country?” Mr Alexander replied: “Er, er, urm, er, erm … in the Treasury there are people from all around the world working in the, er, Treasury.”
Miss Husain then explained her question referred to Mr Alexander’s own household, not the large Government department where he works.
Pressed on whether he employed any foreigners, Mr Alexander finally responded: “Er, ar, er, er … we use a brilliant British, er … child minder and a, er… Portuguese lady occasionally comes in to clean our home.”’
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