The newly elected Labour MP Lauren Edwards has deactivated her X account after her apology post for her questionable tweets went viral. She has Elon Musk to thank for that one…
Edwards didn’t just use Twitter to write some eyebrow-raising posts back in the day. Here are a few from her old Facebook page, one of which likens Brown-era Liam Byrne to Stasi head Erich Miekle:
Will her Facebook profile be the next to go?
Labour had a tough day yesterday. First, being forced to suspend their “cut their throats” councillor, then one of their new MPs, Lauren Edwards, had to write an apology for tweets she had posted in 2009. If she thought the fallout after this was going to die down anytime soon, she hasn’t checked Elon Musk’s X page…
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) August 9, 2024
It’s a short story that has caught out many public figures in the past: Lauren Edwards MP wrote a series of questionable tweets that have resurfaced, and has had to apologise. Though the tech tycoon, who has nearly 200 million followers isn’t letting the backbencher off the hook that easy. Musk’s prodding of Keir continues, and Guido is behind the tech supremo every tweet of the way…
