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23 July 2015

“What’s wrong with you?“ Labour MP asks Kay Burley when grilled about nominating Jeremy Corbyn

"But do you want him to win?"

By media mole

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Tensions are escalating as those Labour MPs who nominated Jeremy Corbyn to “broaden the debate” are being wheeled out for a grilling.

Here’s Dawn Butler, Labour MP for Brent Central, being asked the same question – “do you want him to win?” (answer: no) – over and over again by Sky News’ Kay Burley until she exclaims, “What’s wrong with you?”, inducing a rare moment of discombobulation in the usually hard-as-nails presenter.

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