A View To A Will - Unused Newsjack Sketch

MILES:This week, Foreign Secretary William Hague denied that he had lost his mojo following a botched SAS mission to Libya. A politician denying that they've lost their mojo asks the same question as when the Lib Dem's insisted they won't lose their soul, that is did they really have one to begin with? More to the point, when was the last time the word mojo was in popular use?

GRAMS:AUSTIN POWERS THEME MUSIC

HAGUE:I'll tell you what, this is one groooovy party. I've been to my fair share of parties and this is by far the most shagadelic and happening party there is. The Tory Party really is the best party in the country, don't you agree, baby?

THATCHERon't call me baby, William. I'm a baroness.

HAGUEorry bab...I mean, Baroness Thatcher. I'm just so randy at the moment. My mojo is switched on and ready to rumble. Do I make you horny, baby? (laughs)

THATCHER:Not in the slightest. Now Ming Campbell said you're not enthusiastic about your job anymore and that you've lost your mojo?

HAGUE:I'll tell you something, Mrs Thatcher, he wouldn't be able to handle my mojo. I'm like plans for a big society, I keep on relaunching, baby.

THATCHER:That's enough of that, William.

HAGUEorry Mrs Thatcher. Now how about we go round to the back benches and I can...evacuate some UK nationals. (laughs).

THATCHER:What on earth are you implying?

HAGUE:I really don't know, baby.

END

Miles as Austin Powers is quite nice, but the Thatcher stuff is a mistake. I think you should have just done a film trailer, something like 'William Hague: International Man of Misery', talking about all the flack he's taking (maybe trying to impose sanctions against Dr. Evil, that sort of thing).

Like it. International Man of Misery. Might be worth having a rework along the film trailer line and sending off to either newsrevue or rejects.

Yeah, it doesn't really work for Newsjack as the tone is very different. It suits News Revue more in my opinion.

Dan