So Kemi Badenoch is the new leader of the opposition. How best should Labour respond? One person who has shown the perfect example of what not to do is Dawn Butler, the gaffe machine otherwise known as the Honourable Member for Brent East. Shortly before the result was announced she shared a post on Twitter/X accusing Kemi Badenoch of representing ‘white supremacy in blackface’ and suggesting it amounted to a ‘victory for racism.’ Work that one out. The post has subsequently been removed from Butler’s profile. So much for a new Dawn eh?
Next up, it was the turn of Zarah Sultana – Coventry’s answer to Citizen Smith. The teenage Trotskyite declared that ‘her election marks a shift to the far-right.’ Yes, Mr S is sure that Britain’s blackshirt bigots will be cheering Badenoch’s triumph tonight.
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