Political figures quirky stories: From teal hats to gender-confused spiders
British politicians share their odd daily moments from custom-made hats to pet spiders. A mix of personal tales and official updates shows another side of UK political life
Nigel Farage showed up at Trumps rally wearing a teal-colored baseball cap (matching his partys colors) that copied the famous MAGA style; heʼs now planning to make “Make Britain Great Again“ hats from the same manufacturer. The new design might catch on even if its not as snappy as the original
HM Treasury has joined the social-media game by following president-elect Donald Trump on X; a Treasury rep explained: “we follow president-elect Donald Trump in line with the Foreign Office and Foreign Secretary“
At a Mayfair lunch Ben Goldsmith shared an odd fact - his feet grew half-a-size in recent years which lets him wear his dads fancy Lobb shoes (that were too big before)
Sir Jacob Rees-Mogg isnt happy with the new paper-made Remembrance poppies: “These new ones are absolute rubbish; and they dont look very smart“. He still removes the green leaf like he did as a kid
Sir Gavin Williamsonʼs famous pet tarantula Cronus - who lived way longer than the usual 1-2 year male lifespan - might actually be female. The spider thats been around since about 8 years ago isnt doing well and stays in the MPs South Staffordshire office
Readers shared their thoughts:
- Sue Brough suggested using salad spinner for drying underwear
- David Dawson defined influencer as “useless/unemployable poseur“
- Brian Stanton joked its something you need vaccination against
