March 30, 2009 | Funny Bits

British minister forced to explain porn purchase

Britain's Home Secretary, Jacqui Smith, had some explaining to do after expensing five pay-per-view movies, which included two X-rated films she blamed her husband for.

"I am sorry that in claiming for my Internet connection, I mistakenly claimed for a television package alongside it," Smith said in a statement. "As soon as the matter was brought to my attention, I took immediate steps to contact the relevant parliamentary authorities and rectify the situation."

Her people tried to downplay the situation. "X-rated is not the same as porn," a spokeswoman explained. What? The names of the X-rated movies were not released.

"I can fully understand why people might be angry and offended by this," the embarassed husband said. "Quite obviously a claim should never have been made for these films, and as you know that money is being paid back."

We wonder how constituents will react when his claim for English Lads goes through.

U.K. minister apologizes for porn movies on expenses [Yahoo News]