"I would have been mistaken for thinking I'd done some serious misconduct or some criminal offence - instead I told a bad joke for which I've apologised. I regret making the 'off the cuff' remark at a Burns Supper in 2018, but I have rectified that offence."
"This happened eight years ago, it was not meant to cause any offence but it did cause offence, and I rectified that offence. All the people involved were satisfied with that."
"It was an error of judgement, sometimes one does that, particularly when you are a private individual. Obviously when you are in public office it is a higher standard and we are all learning on the way."
Malcolm Offord asserts he is fit to be first minister while addressing a controversial joke made eight years ago. He acknowledges the joke was inappropriate and has since apologized, donating to an LGBT rugby club. Offord emphasizes honesty as a key trait for politicians and states that the comments were made before his political career. He expresses regret for the offense caused but insists there was no malice intended and that he has received public support since the incident.
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