Veteran Labour MP Harriet Harman has called for MPs who hold racist and antisemitic beliefs, as revealed in a controversial WhatsApp group, to resign from Parliament. Speaking on the Electoral Dysfunction podcast, Ms Harman said the scandal was 'very serious' as it showed that some MPs hold views contrary to their public statements and are 'contemptuous of their voters'. She argued that if individuals harbor such beliefs, they should not be MPs in the first place.
People who believe the things posted in a controversial Labour WhatsApp group shouldn't have been MPs in the first place, according to Harriet Harman. Speaking on the Electoral Dysfunction podcast, the veteran Labour parliamentarian said the scandal was 'very serious' as the public already thinks MPs are 'contemptuous of their voters'.
'I think if you have got racist thoughts, and you have got antisemitic beliefs, and if you've got contempt for the people you're supposed to be representing, you shouldn't be an MP. 'It's not that you shouldn't write it down in a WhatsApp group. 'You shouldn't be an MP in the first place.
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