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Banged Up Britain viewers claim Johnny Mercer was "turned into a savage" after smoking tobacco smuggled into prison by his cellmate and breaking windows to get some fresh air - WSTPost

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Tory MP Johnny Mercer’s appearance on Channel 4’s Banged Up was met with hilarity online as footage showed him smoking a cigarette smuggled from his cellmate’s anus and breaking windows to get some fresh air.Billed as a “unique experiment”, the show features a disused Shrewsbury prison full of experienced prison inmates who are joined by seven celebrities – including Mercer, EastEnders’ Sid Owen, Tractor Porn MP Neil Parish and Strictly’s HRVY.Sandhurst-educated Mercer, 41, a former army veterans minister, appeared unfazed in this week’s episode as he underwent a full-body search before entering his cell.But almost immediately he was confronted with the spectacle of an inmate expelling tobacco from his butt. Mercer smashed a window while gasping for air before smoking the contraband – angering onlookers.Jennifer Blanks wrote onCornTory MP Johnny Mercer watched in horror as a cellmate expelled cigarettes from his anus on Channel 4’s Banged UpReform contract killer Kevin Lane, who spent 24 years in prison, explained that “chugg-blocking” was a common method of smuggling contraband.A disgusted Mercer then broke windows to get rid of the smell. I continued smoking a cigaretteJennifer Blanks wrote onMoreAngenevs wrote: “Nice to see my MP Johnny Mercer on another reality show!” How does he find the time?Justice for Veterans wrote, “Instead of dealing with veterans’ issues…Johnny Mercer decides to smoke cigarettes out of another man’s butt on TV in ‘Desperate Times.’Others were less amused.Justice for Veterans wrote, “Instead of dealing with veterans’ issues…Johnny Mercer decides to smoke cigarettes out of another man’s butt on TV in ‘Desperate Times.’And a former prison guard added: “Johnny Mercer is currently in debt to his cell for tobacco and a meal. “If he doesn’t have problems with that, it won’t be a real prison.”The former veterans minister made headlines this summer when his wife Felicity Cornelius-Mercer began a public feud with former Countdown host Carol Vorderman.In Channel 4’s Banged Up, Mercer shares a cell with former hitman Kevin Lane, who spent 24 years behind bars.As the couple begins to talk, Lane asks Mercer if he smokes, to which he replies, “Yes.”The mood turns ominous when Lane says, “Right, would you like a cigarette?”A narrator then tells viewers that smoking tobacco was banned in British prisons in 2018 and is now a valuable contraband, costing £1,000 an ounceLane said, “Right, so what I’m going to do now, and it’s not going to be a long process…”Lane then explains to the camera that “chugg-blocking” is a common tactic prisoners use to smuggle contraband.Mercer watches in horror as Lane leans over and, with a few stifled grunts, removes the illegal pack of cigarettes from his rectum.The mood turns ominous when Lane Mercer asks, “Would you like a cigarette?”Johnny Mercer’s horror as another inmate removes cigarettes from his rectum in the C4 series Banged UpLane seemed unaffected by Mercer’s criticism as he explained the nature of prison life“Don’t do that, buddy, I don’t think I can handle it,” Mercer says.Lane appears unfazed by the criticism as he wipes the pack and reveals the cigarettes.Mercer then curses because of the smell and breaks several of the cell’s windows.Afterward, as Mercer reflects on the incident, he says to the camera, “What the hell just happened?”“If you show up like me, an average Joe, and you don’t know much about the prison and how it works, you learn these tricks to survive.”“Like smuggling phones and tobacco.” It’s just becoming a kind of university of crime.“You’ll be like prisoners.” I didn’t have to break a window, I didn’t have to smoke. I could have told him to fuck off.“It’s kind of what you do to get by, and I think that’s what prison is about. ‘I just get by.’In another part of the series, Mercer spoke about his own struggles with OCD, telling the camera: “Actually I’ve had OCD since I was a boy, it’s pretty much a coping mechanism for a pretty chaotic childhood and then for you. “The older you get, the stronger it becomes in times of stress.“If it gets really bad, it can lead to depression.” “I like fresh air and spending a lot of time on the toilet making sure my butt is clean.”

Tory MP Johnny Mercer’s appearance on Channel 4’s Banged Up was met with hilarity online as footage showed him smoking a cigarette smuggled from his cellmate’s anus and breaking windows to get some fresh air.Billed as a “unique experiment”, the show features a disused Shrewsbury prison full of experienced prison inmates who are joined by seven celebrities – including Mercer, EastEnders’ Sid Owen, Tractor Porn MP Neil Parish and Strictly’s HRVY.Sandhurst-educated Mercer, 41, a former army veterans minister, appeared unfazed in this week’s episode as he underwent a full-body search before...

Banged Up Britain viewers claim Johnny Mercer was "turned into a savage" after smoking tobacco smuggled into prison by his cellmate and breaking windows to get some fresh air - WSTPost

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