Scottish Labour students resign after liking Britain First tweets

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REPRESENTATIVES on a Scottish Labour student society board have resigned after they were called out on social media for liking tweets from far-fight…

The society was called out after one Twitter/X user saw the account had been used to like a tweet from Britain Firststudent society board have resigned after they were called out on social media for liking tweets from far-fight political party Britain First.

The society was called out after one Twitter/X user saw the account had been used to like a tweet from Britain First which took aim atThe post from the fascist group included a video of Sheikh Rabbani performing the ritual, which marked the end of the day’s fasting for Muslims, at an Interfaith Iftar at Bute House.

The society account had also been used to like several other extreme tweets including one which stated:"Not only should British nationals be prioritised, non-British nationals should not be entitled to social housing or the welfare state full stop."In response to the accusations, the Aberdeen society members resigned with the group writing on Twitter/X:"It goes without saying, AULS reject this without reservation. We're truly sorry it happened: it shouldn't have.

It added:"Again, to everyone - sorry. Our socialism is inclusive, egalitarian, anti-racist and anti-fascist. If anyone has any concerns or questions please direct them to SLS scotlabstudents@gmail.com".We know there are thousands of National readers who want to debate, argue and go back and forth in the comments section of our stories. We’ve got the most informed readers in Scotland, asking each other the big questions about the future of our country.

Source: Education Headlines (educationheadlines.net)

 

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