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Minister gaffes: The best slip-ups of years gone by

Emma McFarnon
Thursday 04 August 2011 15:56 BST
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The Rail Minister Theresa Villiers added to the growing list of ministerial media gaffes this week when she suggested that sacked call-centre workers in Newcastle relocate - to Mumbai.

Here we take a look at some of the things government ministers wish they'd never said.

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