British MP apologises for 'awful' Twitter quip making light of prostitution

A Labour MP in England has apologised for a social media joke which sparked accusations that he was making light of prostitution.

Barrow and Furness MP John Woodcock made the quip on Friday evening in response to a tweet from BBC presenter Nina Warhurst expressing her astonishment at being charged £12.60 for two beers and a packet of crisps in a London bar.