As the race for the General Election 2017 marches on, Iain Duncan Smith surprised viewers of ‘Good Morning Britain’ today, when he rapped a verse of Eminem‘s ‘Lose Yourself’ to attack Diane Abbott.
The Conservative politician, formerly leader of the part Work And Pensions Secretary, appeared on ITV to take aim at the Labour MP for her disastrous radio interview last week in which she fluffed her speech when discussing police funding.
“Can we just take a moment because, just in the break there, one of the most iconic cultural moments I think I’ve ever experienced on this sofa,” said presenter Piers Morgan, intoducing the Tory politician. “Ian Duncan Smith, perhaps the last person that you’d expect to know this, was talking about a message for Diane Abbott, which was when he began reciting lyrics from Eminem.”
Smith replied: “I said that his ‘Lose Yourself lyrics’ are some lyrics for Diane Abbott. “It’s halfway down and he says: ‘He opens his mouth but the words don’t come out. He’s choking now and the clock’s run out.'”
Watch the incident below.
If you thought today might be ok, here is Iain Duncan Smith rapping Eminem pic.twitter.com/igV2Bn5vKt
— Hannah Jane Parkinson (@ladyhaja) May 8, 2017
Viewers then took to Twitter to react:
https://twitter.com/Daily_Plebeian/status/861497860424163328
Aye. Wonder how @Eminem feels about the man who's destroyed UK support for disabled ppl quoting him to dis a black woman?
Iain Duncan Smith— Paul Farnhill (@RevPaulCA) May 8, 2017
Iain Duncan Smith – Honestly I think Eminem would literally set you on fire for using his lyrics………………
— Keeks (@lovekeeley_) May 8, 2017
Iain Duncan Smith raps Eminem on Good Morning Britain. Marshall Mathews shld really consider another litigation. pic.twitter.com/9A48aBcQes
— Lucy Todd (@lucybellewalker) May 8, 2017
https://twitter.com/DaydreamDebbie/status/861510926037549057
This summer sees Eminem return to the UK to headline Reading & Leeds Festival alongside Muse and Kasabian, as well a one-off headline gig at Glasgow’s Summer Sessions.