Britain's Home Secretary James Cleverly has issued an apology for joking about spiking his wife's drink with a date-rape drug every night.
Home secretary has apologised for remark at Downing Street reception about spiking his wife's drink.
James Cleverly's comments came after government announced clampdown on use of 'date rape' drugs.
James Cleverly came under fire for joking about date rape just hours after announcing plans to crack down on the โperverseโ offense.
The comments came the day he announced new measures to tackle drink-spiking, including changes to legislation. Read more at straitstimes.com.
He faced backlash for "Date rape drug joke" which says about spiking his wife's drink. Cleverly had said,"Having a spouse who is always mildly sedated is the ...
Home secretary James Cleverly is facing calls to resign after joking about drugging his wife, hours after unveiling new measures to prevent spiking.