Newly-elected Labour MP Jared O’Mara has resigned from the Women and Equalities select committee after homophobic and sexist forum posts made in his twenties emerged on the Guido Fawkes website. O’Mara, who has also been accused of calling a female constituent “an ugly bitch”, made a fulsome apology for his internet activity at a meeting of the parliamentary Labour Party last night, which impressed listeners with its sincerity.
Separately, Clive Lewis has issued a full apology after he told a male audience member to “get on your knees bitch” during a panel discussion. In a visit to Lewis’s Norwich constituency, Jeremy Corbyn condemned the remarks as “unacceptable” – no ifs, no buts.
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