Davies: "I was misunderstood"Shipley Conservative MP Philip Davies has spent the weekend defending controversial remarks on getting people with mental health issues into work.
Speaking in the House of Commons, he said that these people should offer to work for less if it was going to improve their chances of getting a job.
His comments have angered politicians on both sides of the house, caused outrage with mental health charities, and a storm of responses on social networking sites.
Speaking to BCB, Mr Davies told us that his comments have been misunderstood, and that he doesn't understand how anyone could have been offended by them.
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Speaking in the House of Commons, he said that these people should offer to work for less if it was going to improve their chances of getting a job.
His comments have angered politicians on both sides of the house, caused outrage with mental health charities, and a storm of responses on social networking sites.
Speaking to BCB, Mr Davies told us that his comments have been misunderstood, and that he doesn't understand how anyone could have been offended by them.
Disabilitydavies full blog (student) by BCB News
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