Asked about an on-air rant regarding government cuts years ago, the comedian admitted to Metro that he had "lost the plot" during the broadcast.
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"I'd watched the news about these cuts and seen all the Tories laughing about it in parliament," O'Grady said.
"I loathe George Osborne. It was a live programme and I thought, 'This is the time to say what I think about this bunch'.
"When they started taxing pasties and static caravans I went ballistic. It's lunacy. I didn't have to apologise, ITV was fabulous. It likes controversy."
He added: "I'll be happy when they're out. I'd like to see a good socialist government with a backbone.
"I was mad on MP Barbara Castle. I met her in Blackpool, she was very inspiring. Now we've got a bunch of wets
"And as for Boris [Johnson] - you don't want a clown running the circus, you want a ringmaster. He's got good patter but it's like a comedy act."
