Since Robert Peston departed the BBC to join ITV as their new political editor, he has taken a relaxed approach when it comes to workwear. Earlier this month he raised eyebrows when he wore a cap and a faux fur coat for a news broadcast.
Now the Tory MP Nicholas Soames has called him out over his casual fashion sense. The incident occurred after Peston attempted to compliment Soames on a disparaging tweet the Tory grandee had written about John Redwood, the Conservative MP:
I might have implied recently that @nsoamesmp lacked manners & could be funnier. I retract https://t.co/pALWxWm1Hy
— Robert Peston (@Peston) February 15, 2016
Alas Soames — who is Winston Churchill’s grandson — wasn’t having any of it, and soon replied telling Peston to ‘get a haircut, put on a tie and generally smarten up’:
@Peston get a haircut put on a tie and generally smarten up
— Nicholas Soames (@NSoames) February 15, 2016
Peston has since told Soames to ‘eff off’.
Errr. Eff off https://t.co/O6SW3FeZbF
— Robert Peston (@Peston) February 15, 2016
Don’t expect to see Soames appearing on Peston’s new ITV show anytime soon.
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