In response, Blunt called Bryant a «
classist gimp,» while theatre legend Sir Michael Gambon said «the more Old Etonians [who go into acting,] the better».
Blunt accused Bryant of being a «
classist gimp» after the frontbencher questioned why so many leading figures in the acting and singing professions had been privately educated.
As quick to fire off a barbed tweet as he is with a parliamentary put down, in recent years Bryant has fallen out with both the singer James Blunt — who labelled the then shadow arts minister a «
classist gimp» after Bryant suggested his music career had benefited from a wealthy background - and the boxer Tyson Fury.