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Rosie Duffield front page of Sunday Times

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Cismyfatarse · 19/09/2021 07:36

www.thetimes.co.uk/article/speaker-steps-in-over-online-threats-to-female-labour-mp-jnhbrcgv5?shareToken=230ac061798cd2f7a698da9afbc6fbe4

This should allow people to read it. Front page, no less. Starter texting to see if she is OK is not good enough but he doesn't seem to be pulled up on that.

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334bu · 19/09/2021 08:31

Good article

LongBlobson · 19/09/2021 08:29

I'm glad the Times are covering this. I'm increasingly disillusioned by the Guardian which I've always loved and considered my paper of choice.

I had a quick search for articles about Rosie on their website. They've reported on her becoming first ever labour MP for Canterbury, about her speaking up about domestic violence, about her attending a rally against antisemitism and about women's voices needing to heard in covid decision making.

Then there was this article a year ago:

www.google.co.uk/amp/s/amp.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/aug/03/define-what-a-woman-is-organise-politically-suzanne-moore

And now silence.

highame · 19/09/2021 08:27

It has taken too long for the Speaker to get to this point. Maybe it's straw and camels back (not u Camilla), the fact that R Duffield can't attend Labour conference. The Times has been truly good at bringing this stuff to the fore. Times knows the public mood, even if SIr K doesn't. he does not have the strength of mind to do owt but fence sit

StandWithYou · 19/09/2021 08:20

I wonder is KS is now going to have to come out and support Rosie Duffield? The abuse and lack of support from Labour and KS has now been raised as an issue for more people to see. My bet is on a fence sitting statement that doesn’t say anything. A text FFS.

MonsignorMirth · 19/09/2021 08:08

Imo Jess gets it, but wants to keep her job, understandably I guess.

Sparklfairy · 19/09/2021 08:05

She's my local MP and support for her (if you listen to the local FB group) is mixed because of the local desperation to be 'woke'.

I'm sure this link will be posted there soon so I will be interested to read the responses, will update here if you like Wink

TheCountessofFitzdotterel · 19/09/2021 08:00

Ugh at Jess’s pusillanimous distancing: ‘any woman WHO FEELS they have a security threat.’
The minimising is shocking for a woman who knows about VAWG.

PegasusReturns · 19/09/2021 07:56

Thanks for sharing

Jess Phillips still firmly fence sitting.

Jess Phillips, the shadow minister for domestic violence and safeguarding, said: “I am supportive of any woman who feels they face a security threat.”

She’s the shadow minister for DV how can she not get it?!

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Cismyfatarse · 19/09/2021 07:49

Also, love that Owen Jones gets pasted too.

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Cismyfatarse · 19/09/2021 07:49

Do you think Starmer will make (or be forced to make) a more public condemnation of the abuse?

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TheCountessofFitzdotterel · 19/09/2021 07:41

Well done Speaker.
Well done the Sunday Times.
Shame on Labour.