PMQs: Cameron and Kirby on Brighton weather forecast The prime minister joked that Brighton should get its own slot on the shipping forecast map, due to its own "superb micro-climate." He was answering Conservative Simon Kirby, who was had in mind the Tory-turned-UKIP councillor David Silvester who was suspended for claiming that flooding in the UK was due to the approval of gay marriage legislation. That led to a parody shipping forecast audio clip and twitter account poking fun at UKIP policies and sound bites.