Liz Truss helps notorious bare-knuckle fighter launch new whiskey in bizarre promo video
Liz Truss shares a drink with a notorious bare-knuckle fighter to launch his new whiskey brand in a bizarre new promotional video.
The former Prime Minister can be seen grinning alongside Dougie Joyce, a boxer who served time in prison for a 'horrendous' attack on a 78-year-old man in a pub.
Addressing his followers, the boxer says his catchphrase, 'just remember Dougie Joyce loves ya', before Ms Truss echoes: 'Liz Truss loves you'.
The ex-Conservative leader appeared at the event at Scunthorpe FC in May with the boxer just months after he was freed from jail.
A representative for Ms Truss told The Sun: 'She attended the event to support the people working to regenerate the town and Scunthorpe FC.'
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