Joint statements MPS who admitted using cannabis

Boris Johnson – Foreign Secretary “Cannabis? Yes, I have. There was a period before university when I had quite a few spliffs. It was jolly nice. But apparently it is very different these days. Much stronger... I’ve become very illiberal about it.”

Harriet Harman – Mother of the House “I did, at university, smoke cannabis once or twice.”

Sir Oliver Letwin – former Europe Adviser to Theresa May

“On one occasion [at Cambridge] friends put ... dope in a pipe I was smoking. It had absolutely no effect. I don’t inhale pipes.”

Yvette Cooper – Labour MP

“I did try cannabis at university. It is something that I have left behind.”

Ruth Davidson – Scottish Tory leader “[I have smoked cannabis] once or twice and it made me feel really sick.”

Chuka Umunna – Labour MP Admitted he has “smoked soft drugs”, adding: “It’s not something I’m proud of...”