No 10's Clarkson video a 'joke' Downing Street has been accused of wasting taxpayers' money after making a jokey video in response to a petition for Jeremy Clarkson to be made PM. The 55-second clip, on Number 10's You Tube site, was created after nearly 50,000 people backed a call for the Top Gear presenter to be prime minister. No 10 said the clip had been created by a member of More.. staff who had a "spare half hour" and had not cost any extra cash. But the Tories said it showed the government had lost touch with reality. The clip thanks everyone who signed the online petition and says officials have "thought long and hard" about it. Read more at: Less..