Sheila Hancock on BBC The One Show makes scathing remark about UK's politicians

British icon called all UK politicians "lying gits" in a scathing dig on last night.

The 92-year-old actress appeared on the show to discuss her role at the VE Day concert on Thursday. Talking to Alex Jones and Roman Kemp, Dame Sheila praised Winston Churchill, famously our prime minister during World War Two.

In a cutting comparison, she lauded Mr Churchill's honesty and slammed the "lying gits" she believes are in office today. The actress, who has had roles in and sitcoms including The Rag Trade, Mr Digby Darling and Now, Take My Wife, said: "Don't you just love Churchill? He always told the truth. He said 'we will probably be invaded, we will fight them on the beaches, we will do all that but we will never surrender.' He never promised us anything. All the lying gits we have at the moment promise all sorts of things and he never did... I'm sorry."

Dame Sheila, born on the Isle of Wight in 1933, was evacuated as a child during World War Two. She and other stars, including Dames Joan Collins and Mary Berry, will lend their voices in commemoration of the conflict on Thursday and pay tribute to those who served and sacrificed.

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BBC newsreader Sophie Raworth and actor and presenter Ross Kemp were also on The One Show sofa on Monday. Sophie discussed plans for the rest of the VE Anniversary week, which include the concert in central London.

Dame Sheila said she hopes the performance will highlight the need "to make a better world" in the modern day. The mother of two, who was last in BBC crime drama The Sixth Commandment in 2023, continued: "I pray that now, rather than looking back and thanking the veterans, we thank them by making sure it doesn’t happen again, and making sure that we make a better , the only way we are going to solve the huge problems that we have in the world is to unite, love and care for one another worldwide, not within the country. That is the greatest gift that we can give for the lovely people who gave their lives for us."

The performer, raised in London, has also been nominated for a Tony Award for the play Entertaining Mr Sloane. Dame Sheila added: "I was evacuated as well at one stage. So how they (Sheila’s parents) allowed a seven-year-old child to go away with a label on her? I ran away and I came back. But I mean, it was, it was a terrible time for everybody, and we must never forget, the war is absolutely dreadful."