Anger over uni’s Hague beer binge
STUDENTS have been slammed for organising a “Hagueathon” in which they will down 14 pints of beer.
The young Tories’ booze binge is in honour of Foreign Secretary William Hague who claimed to have done the same as a teenager.
Medals will be given to York University students able to drink the full 14.
But Labour’s Grahame Morris said the May 4 event, advertised on Facebook, set a “bad example” when the country is battling a bingedrinking crisis.
The Commons Health select committee member said he spent Sunday night at a casualty unit coping with drunken youngsters.
He said: “I suspect William Hague’s capacity for 14 pints of Yorkshire bitter was a figment of his imagination.
“In the current climate when the Government is supposed to be doing something about the alcohol crisis, this sets a bad example.”