Gavin Williamson: the inside story on that ‘Marcus Rashford’ interview | The Leader podcast

Education Secretary Gavin Williamson said he had met England footballer Marcus Rashford online when he had in fact met rugby player Maro Itoje (Stefan Rousseau/PA)
PA Wire
8 September 2021
WEST END FINAL

Get our award-winning daily news email featuring exclusive stories, opinion and expert analysis

I would like to be emailed about offers, event and updates from Evening Standard. Read our privacy notice.

The Evening Standard’s Susannah Butter joins the show to talk about her interview with the Education Secretary that set Twitter ablaze.

During their chat Gavin Williamson appeared to confuse footballer Marcus Rashford with rugby player Maro Itoje.

The cabinet member’s name was trending on the social network, with Rashford himself among commenters saying: "Accent could have been a giveaway".

Susannah tells us what happened when Mr Williamson made the gaffe, and also talks about some of the other parts of the interview including his "transitioning" tarantula and the moment he realised he may have accidentally insulted the Queen.

Listen here:

You can find us on your Spotify Daily Drive or wherever you stream your podcasts.

Create a FREE account to continue reading

eros

Registration is a free and easy way to support our journalism.

Join our community where you can: comment on stories; sign up to newsletters; enter competitions and access content on our app.

Your email address

Must be at least 6 characters, include an upper and lower case character and a number

You must be at least 18 years old to create an account

* Required fields

Already have an account? SIGN IN

By clicking Create Account you confirm that your data has been entered correctly and you have read and agree to our Terms of use , Cookie policy and Privacy policy .

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

Thank you for registering

Please refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged in