It’s been a somewhat disappointing night for Labour, and Mr S wonders whether his party’s failure might have upset John McDonnell. Earlier this morning, the shadow chancellor was taken to task for his comments about Esther McVey being lynched. Claire Perry called for McDonnell to say sorry – an opportunity McDonnell turned down. Here’s how their exchange unfolded on BBC News:
Perry: Are you going to apologise now? This is your chance to say sorry. Look at this hand gesture: get back in your box, woman. McDonnell: This is unacceptable in a programme like this
Kinder, gentler politics….So, Minister Claire Perry tries to get John McDonnell to apologise for saying he thought Esther McVey should be lynched. Instead, he tries to shut her up. His response and gestures were: “get back in your box woman,” says @claireperrymp. pic.twitter.com/Nm8rBJsRwA — Darren Grimes (@darrengrimes_) May 4, 2018
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