Back in October, the Daily Express’s senior political correspondent Christian Calgie landed himself in hot water after publicly calling for the MP Zarah Sultana – a Birmingham-born, British woman – to be deported.
Calgie, a man so right wing even some of his Express colleagues find him beyond the pale, posted on X that he “cannot wait until my taxes no longer fund Zarah’s salary”. When someone replied saying that he “cannot wait until my taxes fund deporting Zarah” Calgie replied with “even better”.
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After receiving what one Reach colleague told Rats in a Sack was “the mother of all bollockings”, Calgie initially reverse-ferreted. “I wish to apologise to Zarah Sultana MP for my inappropriate response to a message on X. It was wrong of me to do so and I am sorry,” he wrote, adding that he was now “Taking a break from X to prioritise my mental health.”
But that contrition didn’t last long. He was back posting on X within three days, and evidently back at work almost as quickly, boasting just days later that he had “just got Reform to commit to a serious crackdown on Motability”, the scheme helping disabled people get access to cars. He was also soon back happily on the Sky News sofas, doing the paper reviews as if nothing had ever happened.
Now Calgie appears to have been fully rehabilitated – by the prime minister himself. Last night he was among hacks attending No 10’s Christmas drinks party, posting a picture on X of him standing outside the famous door with the caption “Launched a coup. More to follow”. Asked by a fan what his first orders as PM would be, Calgie responded: “Reverse everything from the past 20 years.”
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