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# MINISTER'S MUG SPARKS PARLIAMENT ROW
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- Published: 2026-10-01T13:09:17.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-15T13:09:17.000Z
- Description: It said "World's Okayest Minister".
- Author: Dan Pritchard
- Tags: Politics

A government minister has been criticised after a mug on his desk was spotted in a photograph. It read “World’s Okayest Minister”.

The picture, taken at a department press event, was shared more than 20,000 times. Opposition MPs said it showed a lack of ambition. “The public deserve better than okay,” said one.

The minister, who has not been named, said the mug was a gift from his children. “It is a joke and I am happy to take it,” he said.

His department confirmed that the mug will remain on his desk.