Labour MP Kate Osborne has doubled down on her claims last night that GB News and Reform were “spouting nonsense and broadcasting content and language that attacks and vilifies the LGBTQ+ community” in the wake of the Berlin Pride terror attack over the weekend. Rather than conceding that a hysterical rant about GB News the day after a terror attack might be distasteful (to put it mildly), Osborne has fired out another salvo. Below is a short excerpt – those with enough spare time to read the full thing can click here.
“TL:DR
1. Did I post blaming GB News for the Berlin attack instead of the perpetrator? No
2. Do GB news legitimise hatred and allow slurs against LGBT people in the name of debate? Yes (One of their presenters has already had to apologise for comments on his show and Ofcom are looking at investigating because of 9000 complaints)
3. Did their faux outrage and misleading spin lead to even more hate and abusive messages being sent to me? Of course it did.
So yes, I see my last post got GB news frothing at the mouth and a load of abusive messages mostly from Reform bots but also threats and abuse from individuals.
Of course the statement didn’t blame GB news for the attack – that is clear for all to see…”
Straight out of the usual left wing playbook. ‘Look over there…’
Burnham confirms he spoke to Trump last night about drilling in the North Sea:
“I indicated in the phone call that we had a week last Monday that I would take a pragmatic approach when it comes to the North Sea, and that is my intention as we go forward from here. There is a resource there. When people are struggling, we can’t ignore that. Hence, me indicating that to the president…”