Russell Brand 'open-minded' on who was behind 9/11 attacks

Russell Brand has made another memorable appearance on BBC Two's Newsnight, largely refusing to engage with the line of questioning from host Evan Davis and also admitting controversially that he is "open-minded" about the culprits behind the 9/11 attacks.

Brand was appearing on the flagship BBC show to promote his new book Revolution and also used the opportunity to plug his YouTube vlogger series The Trews.

The raucous interview's most talked-about moment came when Brand was asked about comments in his book that suggested the American government can't be ruled out as being behind the Twin Towers attacks.

"I think it is interesting at this time when we have so little trust in our political figures, where ordinary people have so little trust in their media, we have to remain open-minded to any kind of possibility," said Brand.

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"Do you trust the American government? Do you trust the British government? What I do think is very interesting is the relationship that the Bush family have had for a long time with the Bin Laden family.

"What I do think is very interesting is the way that even the BBC report the events in Ottawa to subtly build an anti-Islamic narrative. I think that's very interesting.

"I think it's interesting the way these events are used to enforce more controls on us."

However, when asked directly if he thought the Bush family were behind 9/11, he appeared to back down, replying: "I don't want to talk about daft conspiracy theories on Newsnight."

Davis struggled to maintain order during the interview as Brand repeatedly avoided questions, replying to one question about detailing his plans for a revolution: "Mate, I don't want to follow you down blind alleys about silly administrative quibbles."

He also accused the BBC of "shamelessly" cosying up to politicians and Evan Davis of being "mates" with Boris Johnson.

When Davis attempted to use a graph to display "real wages", Brand shouted: "This is a lovely graph, well done mate, this is the kind of thing people like you use to confuse people like us."

An exasperated Davis pleaded: "I'm trying to take you seriously."

Brand confirmed at the end of the interview that he had no plans to stand at next year's General Election, claiming that he was more interested in "supporting" and "amplifying" the views and efforts of people who are not happy with the current regime.

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