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![]() Wednesday, January 21, 1998 Published at 20:38 GMT ![]() ![]() ![]() UK ![]() Surprise call for PM ![]() Blair knew the call was a hoax: 'William Hague never calls meTony'
Mr Penk from London-based Capital Radio made the call on his on mid-morning show.
However Mr Blair was not so easily fooled. He immediately rumbled the prank but played along in good humour. After a few minutes the two were cut off.
The Prime Minister's official spokesman said that Mr Blair had known straightaway it was a hoax call because Mr Penk had called him "Tony".
"William Hague never calls him 'Tony'," he said.
Mr Blair was reported to have enjoyed himself so much that he was a little disappointed when the conversation ended so quickly.
Extract from the conversation
Blair: I'm just trying to work out who it is really. Well, of course, it's... You've done very well to get through the network, you must have taken them in very well on the switchboard.
Penk/Hague: Well no, all it was I was talking to John Prescott the other day and he said that you wanted that Cher exercise video that you were interested in ... We went to the car boot sale (Blair laughing in the background) me and Ffion and managed to find it and so perhaps I can let you have it in the Commons today.
Blair: I think it would be very helpful, just hand it over at Prime Minister's Question Time. It will be a better exchange than usual.
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