The Napoleon Award | Yes, Minister | BBC Comedy Greats

everybody knows this europass thing worldly happened when the poems got to play along with it until after the Napoleon prizes awarded Napoleon prize yes it's a NATO award given once every five years gold medal big ceremony in Brussels 100,000 pounds the PN's the front-runner this time it's for the statesman who's made the biggest contribution to European unity since Napoleon that is if you don't count Hitler what well the awards committee sits in six weeks time well obviously the PM isn't gonna rock the boat until it's in the bed you don't put boats in bags oh nothing Minister once the prize is awarded the PM will obviously dump the euro passes not in how many people know about the winner of the napoleon prize well it's top secret oh you mean everyone yep hopefully don't you see see what Minister backbenchers leaks what the Welsh Nationalist Party no no sorry foreign secretary I'll come back don't go the very man come on in Daniel I want to ask your advice I'll give any help I can Minister though if it's a question of shutting stable doors after horses aborted even I am powerless to help advise wise I know you'll be powerless in this case it's really sort of moral dilemma look supposing a backbencher were to put down a question for the Prime Minister asking whether the euro pass which backbencher europass is top secret oh you mean like the winner of the napoleon prize is top secret I think the minister made a hypothetical backbencher credibility thank you hypothetical back-bencher and a hypothetical question to the PM asking whether or not Britain was going to adopt the euro past highly improbable I agree highly improbable but suppose the PM would one say yes it would be very damaging in the country yes we suppose the PM were to answer no it would be very damaging in Europe and to the PM personally napoleon prize wives there's a hypothetical Minister but to get here of this hypothetical question in advance what should he do well the responsible course would be to ensure that the question was not tabled that must be obvious yes business trying to suppress an MP's question nevertheless there is no other course the only way to stop him might be to get him to put down a question asking the Prime Minister to squash the rumors about the closure of the department for administrative affairs Oh Ram sure whatever made you think no question of anything but the fullest support but you said only yesterday that a plan to abolish the department had been put up and the PM was smiling on it no smiling itit's mining ideas ridiculous laughable out of the question Duke oh it's a joke didn't you matter that a minute from the Prime Minister's office confirming this and squashing the rumor will be circulated to all departments within 24 hours so that we can all share it joke wise I mean do you really think it's necessary yes well I'm sure something can be arranged if you want excuse me check make it I think game set and match can Daniel Hughes really fix this I mean don't Prime Minister's have minds of their own certainly but as President Nixon's henchmen once said when you've got them by the balls their hearts and minds will follow you

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Length: 4min 15sec (255 seconds)

Published: Mon Jun 08 2020