Good news for people who love bad news. Jared O’Mara, a former member of the Labour Women and Equalities select committee, has been reinstated as a Labour MP. He had the whip removed in October over a series of online posts and claims he verbally abused a woman – from his time before becoming an MP.
However, an investigation by the Labour Party yesterday ruled the Sheffield MP should have the party whip restored – and a formal warning for good measure.
For those who need a refresher, here are a few facts about the newly reinstated Labour MP for Sheffield Hallam:
- Jared on Angelina
He favourably compared a ‘shredtastic’ Sheffield band to receiving fellatio from Angelina Jolie. - ‘I wish I were a misogynist’ – a tune by O’Mara’s band
A tasteful tune from his band, the Dirty Rotten Troubadours:’I wish I were a misogynist
I’d put her in her place
I wish I were a misogynist
I’d smash her in her face.
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