Jonny Mercer makes ‘Inbetweeners’ jibe at new 25-year-old Labour MP Keir Mather

Veterans minsiter Johnny Mercer has made a jibe at Labour’s newest and youngest MP Keir Mather following his historic by-election win.

Keir, 25, won the previous Conservative stronghold of Selby and Ainsty for Labour by overturning a majority of 20,000. He will now become the ‘Baby of the House’ - the youngest member of the House of Commons.

Asked by Sky News deputy political editor Sam Coates whether he welcomed “an injection of youth into parliament”, Mr Mercer said: “I think it’s always good to get new people in politics, but I think we mustn’t become a repeat of The Inbetweeners”.