MP resigns over white van/English flag tweet
Discussion
Dumb thing to do but worth resigning over..?
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-30139832
Emily Thornberry has resigned from Labour's front bench after sending a tweet during the Rochester and Strood by-election which was branded "snobby".
The shadow attorney general apologised for the message, which showed a terraced house with three England flags, and a white van parked outside.
UKIP said she had "sneered, and looked down her nose at a white van in Strood with the cross of St George on it".
Labour leader Ed Miliband was "angry" at her, a senior figure told the BBC.
The resident of the house, Dan Ware, said Ms Thornberry - the MP for Islington South and Finsbury - was a "snob".
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-30139832
Emily Thornberry has resigned from Labour's front bench after sending a tweet during the Rochester and Strood by-election which was branded "snobby".
The shadow attorney general apologised for the message, which showed a terraced house with three England flags, and a white van parked outside.
UKIP said she had "sneered, and looked down her nose at a white van in Strood with the cross of St George on it".
Labour leader Ed Miliband was "angry" at her, a senior figure told the BBC.
The resident of the house, Dan Ware, said Ms Thornberry - the MP for Islington South and Finsbury - was a "snob".
mrpurple said:
Probably a stupid question but does this mean another by-election?
She only resigned from the shadow cabinet not her seat in parliament.She is well qualified to represent the working class.
The working class should always be represented by a person with a title who lives in a £3M home.
Mrr T said:
mrpurple said:
Probably a stupid question but does this mean another by-election?
She only resigned from the shadow cabinet not her seat in parliament.She is well qualified to represent the working class.
The working class should always be represented by a person with a title who lives in a £3M home.
BTW... Not a £3m double garage then?
She's a Barrister in her mid fifties, not Kent's Teenage PCC Paris Brown.
She's shown herself to be unsuitable for the role of Attorney General.
I wasn't that aware of her, but some comments online seem to berate her for playing the faux moral outrage card. If that's true I am not so sorry if her own stupid Tweet bit her on her rump. She's shown the public just how deluded and out of touch politicians and the Labour party is.
She moved the spotlight from the Tories with her Tweet didn't she?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uZTXzt0c5kQ
So she goes on about Press regulation and it ends with a member in the audience making it about the Internet and Twitter. And despite that she sends that judgmental, prejudiced Tweet.
Her demeanour on QT reminds me of Judge Constance Briscoe when she was on there. I loved being talked down to by Blair's Babes.
She's shown herself to be unsuitable for the role of Attorney General.
I wasn't that aware of her, but some comments online seem to berate her for playing the faux moral outrage card. If that's true I am not so sorry if her own stupid Tweet bit her on her rump. She's shown the public just how deluded and out of touch politicians and the Labour party is.
She moved the spotlight from the Tories with her Tweet didn't she?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uZTXzt0c5kQ
So she goes on about Press regulation and it ends with a member in the audience making it about the Internet and Twitter. And despite that she sends that judgmental, prejudiced Tweet.
Her demeanour on QT reminds me of Judge Constance Briscoe when she was on there. I loved being talked down to by Blair's Babes.
Edited by carinaman on Friday 21st November 13:24
Haha .. LBC have visited the Mansion Tax qualifying woman .. http://www.lbc.co.uk/lbc-hangs-english-flag-on-emi...
mrpurple said:
Ari said:
You'd prefer some dumbwit in a bedsit?
Is that you Emily?The man in question turns up at one of her homes, and he don't look happy. Hyacinth Bucket, I mean Emily, was nowhere to be seen though.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7L-XHmsm5DU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7L-XHmsm5DU
Edited by Mr_B on Friday 21st November 15:03
Edited by Mr_B on Friday 21st November 15:26
Mrr T said:
She only resigned from the shadow cabinet not her seat in parliament.
She is well qualified to represent the working class.
The working class should always be represented by a person with a title who lives in a £3M home.
Title? She is well qualified to represent the working class.
The working class should always be represented by a person with a title who lives in a £3M home.
Not defending her, but isn't she a council girl herself?
When Ed told her to get on your bike, she didn't realise it was a 'common' saying and took it literally
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2842783/La...
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2842783/La...
Justayellowbadge said:
Mrr T said:
She only resigned from the shadow cabinet not her seat in parliament.
She is well qualified to represent the working class.
The working class should always be represented by a person with a title who lives in a £3M home.
Title? She is well qualified to represent the working class.
The working class should always be represented by a person with a title who lives in a £3M home.
Not defending her, but isn't she a council girl herself?
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