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Potty-mouth Pyne drops the ‘c’ word in parliament

Christopher Pyne has let slip in parliament, using the c-word during his questioning of opposition leader Bill Shorten.

While it’s unclear whether Pyne was directing the slur at Shorten or Labor MP Tony Burke, his intent was unmistakable as he scoffed: “Oh, you’re such a c**t”.

You can see the incident here:

Twitter users are debating whether Pyne really used the offensive term, with News Limited’s Samantha Maiden swearing (no pun intended) that Pyne actually said “grub”.

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