Update: Emily Thornberry has stepped down as the Shadow Attorney General. More to follow…
After being given a dressing-down by Ed Miliband, Islington MP Emily Thornberry has apologised for tweeting a picture from the Rochester by-election seen as a sneer at patriotic White Van Men:
Ed Miliband’s aides assure the Daily Mirror that he’s livid. Jason Beattie, political editor of the paper, says:-
Labour sources saying Ed Miliband “never been so angry” as when gave @EmilyThornberry dressing down over “that” tweet
— Jason Beattie (@JBeattieMirror) November 20, 2014
She is now grovelling:-
‘I apologise for any offence caused by the 3 flag picture. People should fly the England flag with pride.’
But before she sent the apology, though, Thornberry was telling the Guardian’s Rowena Mason that she was the victim of prejudice – and that her critics were trying to ‘promote a somewhat prejudiced attitude towards Islington’.
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