Theresa May in deportation cat flap

[Guy Whitey Corngood]

When a politician tells a conference "I am not making this up" it's usually a good reason to double check the facts.

And within minutes of Theresa May's comment that a pet cat had saved a South American man from deportation we heard disbelieving voices.

The problem for Mrs May was that those pouring scorn on her claim included representatives of Britain's top judges and her Conservative colleague Ken Clarke.

He told a fringe meeting: "I've never had a conversation on the subject with Theresa, so I'd have to find out about these strange cases she is throwing out."

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