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The Nick Knowles’ New Year Clearout star took to social media this week to air his frustrations over the current political climate in the UK. Nick, 60, began by commenting that “there is a complete lack of leadership”.
He continued: “I’m not sure I remember a time government and politicians have been so universally mistrusted and failed everyone both domestically and internationally in business and community.
“How do we get decent people into politics?”
His post gained a lot of attention and plenty took to the comments, including Jenny who said: “650 MPs and I can’t name one worth voting for.”
Nick then responded: “I’ll be honest and say I know some MPs on all sides that are good people with good moral compasses who entered politics to serve and make life better for people in this country.
“But the party system seems to be stopping them getting to senior office – I hope that will change.”
A user named Harry then probed: “Why don’t you stand as an MP?”
To which Nick candidly replied: “Because it’s bad enough what my family put up with because of my chosen profession let alone being in politics in this febrile, confrontational and ‘tear down’ environment.”
In a later tweet, the presenter went on: “Why now would any sane, decent, moral person put their family in the line of fire?
“I know good people who are in Westminster with a good moral compass struggling to make it through the immoral morass of the two party system.
“And the toll on their families is awful.”
Nick’s comments come after he went into more detail about some of the trolling his girlfriend, Katie Dadzie, 33, has received since their relationship was made public.
When their romance was revealed in April, some critics accused her of only being with Nick because of his fame.
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Appearing on Loose Women, panellist Coleen Nolan asked him: “Were they assuming when she met, oh she’s with him because he’s Nick Knowles?”
He replied: “It’s just that. She’s an attractive girl and they go, ‘Oh she’s this, that, and the other’.
“It just really annoyed me that people could make assumptions about someone without knowing anything about them.
“And I usually never say anything about my personal life, ever ever ever.” He added that he felt he had to defend their relationship because the comments were “so unfair”.
Hitting back at any suggestion that she is in a relationship with Nick because of his money, he said: “She’s an incredibly bright girl. She has two degrees and an amazing business.”
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