Labour Party members, including Shadow Foreign Secretary David Lammy, have been expressing admiration for Margaret Thatcher, with Lammy calling her a 'visionary leader' and praising her impact on the UK. This has sparked controversy within the party, with some criticizing the praise as a betrayal of Labour's values and history.
Thatcher was the most destructive and divisive Prime Minister this country has ever had. She destroyed working class communities across the UK and the impacts of her policies are still being felt massively today. Any Labour MP praising her should be an auto-exclusion offence https://t.co/hRZgRNnQOY
After Margaret Thatcher left office, she was asked at a dinner what was her greatest achievement. Thatcher replied: “Tony Blair and New Labour. We forced our opponents to change their minds.” #DontVoteLabour @WorkersPartyGB https://t.co/z5V4VpMu9a
STEPHEN GLOVER: Keir Starmer & Co love to pretend they admire Margaret Thatcher and her policies. If only that were true! https://t.co/emZF6mpjYi https://t.co/gTkzVRX6vg
Margaret Thatcher was a ‘visionary’ says Labour’s David Lammy! This is a betrayal of The Labour Movement, Trade Unions, His Predecessor - Bernie Grant, The Millions whose lives were ruined by Thatchers Policies and The Labour Party’s history! #Shameful https://t.co/tM8q8wzUb8
In other news, the Labor love for Margaret Thatcher just keeps flowing. Following shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves praising Thatcher's supply-side reforms and rejection of Britain's managed decline, Shadow Foreign Secretary David Lammy doubles down telling @annemcelvoy Thatcher…
🔴 Margaret Thatcher was a “visionary leader for the UK”, David Lammy has said https://t.co/zWSFb22bkj