The seventh Parliamentary Pancake Race took place this opposite the Houses of Parliament on College Green, in order to raise money for Rehab UK, a charity which supports people with brain injuries.

Clare Balding, one the UK's best known lesbians was the race starter amd responsible for ensuring that sporting equipment, namely frying pans were not used as weapons or as a means of making unseemly gestures.

Tossers

This new rule came in last year after a group of Tory grandees were seen to repeatedly spank former Conservative Party Leader William Hague on the bottom with their pans. Hague claimed 'to have thoroughly enjoyed the experience,' but his advsiros suggested that the ordeal left him black and blue for weeks, unable even to enjoy some rough and tumble with his judo partner Lord Coe.

Controversial
The race saw the team of media representatives securing first place, but the runners up position was mired in controversy with teams from the Commons, the Lords and sponsors Aramark all claiming second. As is traditional the dispute was ended after organisers threatened to make participants watch BBC Parliament.

'This just goes to show that members of the media are bigger tossers than anyone else,' said one race observer.

Number One Tosser

Posted by damian at March 03, 2006 07:53 AM