Labour's Emily Thornberry sparks fury after comparing Liberal Democrats to the Taliban for threatening to cancel Brexit
EMILY Thornberry sparked fury after comparing the Lib Dems to the Taliban for threatening to cancel Brexit.frontbencher tore into the party for their “extremist” policy of revoking Article 50 – and therefore cancel Brexit – if they get into No10.
“I really think the only democratic way to get through this and to break the logjam is to go back to the people and trust their good sense.”And they accused her of rank hypocrisy, pointing out Jeremy Corbyn’s ties with extremist groups.
Mr Corbyn has been accused of being unfit to be PM by some of his own MPs because of his ties to terror groups. He has hosted members of the IRA at Parliament and described members of Hamas and Hezbollah as “friends”.MOST READ IN BREXITJohn Major hints Parliament could bypass PM to ask Brussels to delay BrexitSHAM CAMJeremy Corbyn fails to answer EIGHT TIMES when asked if he’s Leave or RemainThe Sun understands that some Lib Dem members have started referring to the party as “paramilitary wing of Remain” because of their extreme Brexit-bashing stance.
Mrs Thornberry doubled down on her comments despite the backlash, saying it was a “simple metaphor for people who take the most extreme positions”.Ex-Labour MP Chuka Umunna who joined Change UK before jumping ship to the Lib Dems has demanded an apologyEmily Thornberry squirms as Piers Morgan forces her to clarify Labour's Brexit policy
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