Manchester hardman Dougie Joyce posed with former Prime Minister Liz Truss to promote his new line of whisky.

Joyce, 36, who has recently served a 19-month jail sentence after viciously assaulting a 78-year-old in a Northern Quarter pub, posted the video to his Instagram page.

In it, he and the former Prime Minister pose together at a table with Truss holding a bottle of Joyce's brand of Irish whisky.

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Joyce hands her the bottle of whisky in the clip, saying "just remember - Dougie Joyce loves ya", with Truss then adding "Liz Truss loves you".

In the caption, he thanked Truss for appearing in the video, writing: "It was a great honor to have former Prime Minister Liz Truss as a special guest at my event.

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