Labour deputy leader Angela Rayner under fire for ‘calling a Tory MP scum’

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‘We will not have remarks like that, not under any circumstances – no matter how heartfelt it might be,’ deputy speaker says

“I know she speaks for a lot of her frontbench colleagues when she says that – you just need to see it in the support-U-turn-oppose approach that has characterised their hindsight-heavy behaviour,” the Heywood and Middleton MP said.

 

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I think she's right

Another Freudian slip - sorry it's from The Sun Saw her near Maiden Aunt Lydia from the DWP - Therese Coffey , that one certainly hasn't missed any meals !

Angela, you can never tell the truth in Parliment.

Truth hurts

Heartfelt

At last, a politician tells the truth

True story though. How can she be in bother for telling the truth when the PM stands there most weeks, when he can be bothered, and outright lies and the speaker knows this and says nothing. ToryScum

... and she is correct

Because that’s the story 😳😳 Torys voting to starve English children anyone!

Says it all. Her language wasn’t strong enough.

If it walks like a duck.....

An insult to scum !

raynerresign

I think you mean 'under fire for telling the truth'.

It’s a shame she’s had to apologise tbh.

Why do facts generate such a fuss?

Angela IS not under fire.....wring headlines... it’s the Tory Gov under fire for voting down extending FSM through the upcoming children’s holidays ..... she used the correct term to describe all these well heeled Tory MPs who have displayed inhumanity to the nations poorest ...

Good on her.

Who cares

Vote to starve kids = get called out for being. Seems reasonable. ToryScumOut

Probably the most honest comment made at the dispatch box in living memory. ToryScumOut

Why has this 'scum' issue made such headlines....when the refusal to feed thousands of hungry kids has been downplayed. Shameful

Aye, it's just not cricket to be using language like that against some helium-voiced Tory prick, but letting kids go hungry? A-OK.

Most would call them much worse

I thought she was being polite

are Mps not allowed to tell the truth?

When the Gov't and other Tory MPs constantly lie and make jibes at Labour, SNP, LibDems etc, yet don't get pulled up on it, sometimes you make need to make your own rules. Good for her, be nice that the speakers chair pull up their own too

The Tory MP who voted not to feed hungry kids?

She's not under fire from many quarters. Find a better word for a dishonest and corrupt party/govt/MPs that can waste tens of billions on Brexit and Serco track and trace with cronies..but can't find far less for starving kids. Austerity put us here, and it's getting worse.

She was absolutely spot on! They are!

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣tories tell blatant lies and nothing said🤡🤡🤡

It was all dealt with at the time in the house by the lady deputy speaker.

Truth hurts sometimes

Sounds a bit tame to be honest.

She's apologised, and pointed out that the MP speaking made incorrect comments regarding the opposition front bench. They shouldn't insult each other like kids, but sometimes heartfelt principles take over.

I think she said Tory Scum. It was accurate if you look at definition of scum.

Who is offended by this? ToryScum that’s who.

But you ARE allowed to lie your arse off and claim SadiqKhan bankrupted TfL or let MattHancock lie about testing numbers Or a million other daily Tory lies. Or let Jacob_Rees_Mogg laugh and humiliate the poor. Or let pritipatel victimise immigrants

Why would she be under fire for speaking the truth? Everyone knows they are ToryScum

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