Clarkson's Farm stars threatened with being 'thrown out' of Downing Street
Kaleb Cooper and Charlie Ireland were told off for knocking too loudly on the No10 door
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A member of Downing Street staff threatened to kick Kaleb Cooper and Charlie Ireland out of No10 after knocking on the door too loudly.
The Clarkson's Farm stars received a special invitation to No10, in London to speak to prime minister Rishi Sunak about his back British Farm to Fork initiative in May last year. Their adventure to the capital from the Cotswolds was captured on camera for Clarkson's Farm season three, now streaming on Prime Video and the new episodes were released on 10 May.
However, it got off to a rocky start when the farm manager and the land agent got a telling off from the man manning the No10 door because they had knocked too loudly. Quickly Cooper apologised and tried to explain they weren't used to the city - saying: "Sorry, we're farmers."
What, how and why?
The hilarious sequence played out in Clarkson's Farm season three episode six. The person who opened the door at No10 started off the conversation in a friendly way asking how they were doing. He said: "Hi guys, you alright?"
Cooper responded with a, "how are you doing?" However as Cooper and Ireland had stepped into No10, the tone changed. The Downing Street staff member could be heard giving the duo a bit of a telling off. He told them: "If you knock that loud again, I'll throw you out."
The farm manager pressed the person manning the door with the words: "Say that again!"
The No10 staff member, whose face was blurred, responded: "Don't knock so loud."
Cooper told them: "Sorry, we're farmers."
The man responded: "I don't care." Cooper then said: "OK!"
Once inside, Cooper then could be heard speaking to Ireland. He told him: "He told us."
In the voiceover, Jeremy Clarkson poked fun at the situation that unfolded at No10 Downing Street. He said: "Kaleb and Charlie were being told off by Downing Street's door police." Meanwhile, Clarkson got to work on Diddly Squat farm with the goats he had newly purchased.
Yahoo has reached out to Downing Street's representatives.
Ahead of their meeting with Mr Sunak, the Clarkson's Farm stars had a meeting in a cafe. Accidentally Cooper called Rishi "Ricky" in a funny moment filmed for the show, plus he called him the "president". "Jeremy told me to say," he said. "Kaleb if you want any talking points, just tell Ricky you aren't going to be prime minister anymore."
"Rishi," Ireland corrected him.
"Rishi," agreed Cooper. "The President, the prime minister sorry."
Ireland said: "That'll be a great place to start. I would definitely go, 'Oh hello Mr President, how are you Ricky? You're not going to be prime minister next time."
How did Rishi and Kaleb's meeting go?
Clarkson said Cooper speaking to Mr Sunak gave him a "big moment" to try attract youngsters into farming. The farm manager broke the ice with a compliment. "What lovely hair," he told the prime minster. "I just like hair."
Once Mr Sunak and Cooper sit down to discuss, Clarkson poked fun at the farm manager for taking too long to get to the point. Cooper was bursting with enthusiasm and love for his farming job.
He said: "Farming is not a job. It's a way of life. That is it. There is no other option there. It's a way of life. You don't get out there and say oh got to go work today. I never say, 'Oh I've got to go to work today. I've got an 8-5 job. I can't wait to finish. Halfway through the day you have your lunch and you want to go home.'
"I never do that. I wake up and think, 'What am I doing today?' Yesterday I was outside milking..." Clarkson's Farm was edited with some hilarious thought bubbles above Mr Sunak with Clarkson speculating what the prime minster could be thinking, including: "For the love of god man, get on with it" and "please I have a country to run".
What did Rishi Sunak say about meeting Kaleb Cooper?
In May last year, Mr Sunak and Cooper shared photos of them laughing in the grounds outside No10 when they met to discuss farming.
The Prime Minister said on Instagram on 16 May last year: "Farming isn’t just a job. It’s a way of life. And it doesn’t matter how young you are, there’s a role for you in farming. Anyone can do it. And farming businesses really thrive from having young entrepreneurial spirit. Enjoyed meeting at 10 Downing Street today to discuss how to get more young people into farming…and compare hairstyles."
The Prime Minister's spokesman told journalists at the time about Cooper attending the conference: "Obviously that programme (Clarkson’s Farm) has been important in raising some of the issues that farmers face. And I think some of the policies set out today will support the farming sector."
All of Clarkson's Farm season three is available to stream on Prime Video now. New episodes were released on 10 May.
