"I suppose all politicians are like, in the end, crazed wasps in a jam jar, each individually convinced that they are going to make it and get out and survive, " he told Desert Island Discs.

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The fire service sealed the drum with putty and a bigger "jam-jar" container.

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Someone who wanted an ambulance crew to open a jar of jam for them is among a unusual emergency calls revealed by the Scottish Ambulance Service.

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