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There’s something distinctly 2024 about a former England spin bowler chancing his hand at politics. Earlier this week, Monty Panesar announced that he would be joining George Galloway’s Workers Party for whom he will stand in the next general election, battling for a seat in the Ealing Southall constituency.
“What’s immigration got to do with Nato?”
“We can’t control our borders.”
“Your party doesn’t refer to illegal migration anywhere in its ten-point plan.”@StigAbell challenges Monty Panesar on ‘withdrawing from Nato’ as the top priority for George Galloway’s party’s manifesto. pic.twitter.com/U31Wq2WAmg
— Times Radio (@TimesRadio) May 1, 2024
Panesar today appeared on Times Radio to face scrutiny over his new party’s policies. The only problem is he really doesn’t know much about them. The former cricketer extolled the need to “control our borders” by blaming Nato for what he deemed to be out of control immigration. But when presenter Stig Abell pointed out that Nato doesn’t control immigration, Monty was caught flailing. Even for Panesar, this will be a tough one to spin…
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