British politician struggles to understand MP’s Scottish accent in parliament
19 October 2018 |
1:42 pm
Conservative MP Sir Paul Beresford asked Scottish SNP's David Linden to repeat his question several times in parliament as he struggled to understand his Scottish accent
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