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Elsewhere, she insists that she does actually smile.

Mark insisted the man did not speak for him, and that the protest was "nothing to do with racism".

He has since walked the statement back, with a leadership aide insisting that they will swear Grijalva in when Senate Democrats “decide to open up the government” and the House returns to session.

He insists they are "passionate" about the club and, when asked if they might order him to sack Amorim, said: "That's not going to happen."

But as well as insisting on the need to bring down the deficit, he said the new government would need to agree on the future of France's South Pacific territory of New Caledonia.