URINE TROUBLE
Disgusting moment London mayoral candidate Brian Rose drinks his own URINE before describing it as ‘a little salty’
FOOTAGE has emerged of London mayoral candidate Brian Rose drinking his own URINE before describing it as “a little salty”.
Rose is a controversial American podcaster, former heroin addict and banker who hopes to beat Sadiq Khan to become mayor of London.
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Video shows Rose holding a glass of his own urine as he prepares to interview free runner Timothy Shieff on his podcast.
In the clip, uncovered by Guido Fawkes he said: “I have a glass of a beverage.
“This is my own urine and I’m going to drink it today with Timothy live on the show because apparently there's some medicinal purpose.
“I didn't realise the controversy this might stir because the whole team here thinks it's kind of gross.
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“I have no idea what this is going to taste like but I am curious.”
Later on in the video he is seen holding the glass up to the light while saying: “So this kind of tells me that I need to drink a bit more water because it's a little yellow.”
Rose then gulps back the urine before saying: “So it's a little salty.”
The clip from 2018 has now been deleted from Rose’s instagram.
In a statement after the video remerged he said: "Amid the jokes about pee drinking, there is a serious point to be made about how important it is to get our cities fit again, after a year of lockdown.
"I believe a fit city is better placed to recover from the incredibly difficult year we have all endured.
"You really don’t have to drink strange stuff to improve your health – just exercise a little more, get fresh air and be happy to drink fresh water."
Rose was born in San Diego in May 1971.
He spent his early career as a banker in New York City and London before becoming a British citizen in 2007.
Rose is standing for his own London Real Party.
He explained his reasons for running for London mayor to the , saying: “Last year I started thinking, 20 years from now my young boys, aged three and four, are going to say, ‘Daddy, what did you do in the great crisis of 2021? Did you make videos or do something?’
"I told my wife, ‘Honey, I’m going to run for Mayor. She said ‘Why? Your business has never been bigger.’ I had to do it for London.”
In the London Elects leaflet sent out to homes he lists five key polices:
- He wants to abolish the congestion charge and launch a 31-day festival to get London working
- A promise to make London safer for all by setting up 250 community centres and 10,000 new community police officers.
- Building 50,000 affordable homes by Christmas and 100,000 every year after that.
- Investing profits from new developments back into local communities.
- A ten-year plan to make “the transport network work for you”.
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Khan is the frontrunner in the race for mayor with the bookies but they seem uncertain about Rose’s chances.
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Both PaddyPower and Betfair give him odds of 7/1 while Bet365 and Unibet give odds of 12/1.
William Hill and BetVictor are offering odds of 20/1.
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