Labour MP had fling with Conservative Party aide earlier than ‘f*** Tories’ rant

A Labour MP who stated she beloved seeing a live performance crowd shout “f*** the Tories” on the weekend has been accused of hypocrisy after it emerged she has beforehand criticised such anti-political rhetoric however had additionally been along with a senior Conservative staffer.

On Saturday, Charlotte Nichols tweeted: “Big chants of “f*** the Tories” for @JamieWebster94 at @nbhdweekender and, I can’t lie, I absolutely LOVE to see it!”

In response, Tory MP Chris Loder replied that Ms Nichols was demonstrating “unpleasant nasty hard left Labour hypocrisy” and alleged she as soon as, the truth is, had “a relationship with a Conservative? Who also works for a Conservative MP?”

The Express has tracked down the Tory staffer in query and put the declare to him.

The senior Tory MP aide, who the Express will not be naming, denied he’s presently in a relationship with the hard-left MP, although admitted they’ve beforehand been collectively.

The dalliance befell since Ms Nichols joined the Commons in 2019.

The staffer in query works for a Red Wall MP and has labored extensively with the Conservative social gathering for nearly half a decade, additionally standing as a candidate on the final election.

Charlotte Nichols, who represents Warrington North, sparked fury along with her tweet on the weekend.

She was accused of “peddling hate”, in addition to dealing with additional accusations of hypocrisy for beforehand claiming assaults on politicians like herself have been “whipped up by things that have been online”.

Energy Security and Net Zero Minister Graham Stuart accused Ms Nichols of “peddling hate”.

Mr Stuart stated: “Not a good look – and a terrible example to others. Be great if you reconsidered and deleted this.”

Conservative Party deputy chairman Lee Anderson said: “I’m really shocked that you just learnt the lyrics. After all, it’s three phrases.”

Last November the Labour MP stated politicians want to steer by instance and mannequin “a good kind of debate”.

Speaking to the BBC, she claimed: “I’ve had somebody come to my workplace with a knife earlier than [and] I’ve had bodily violence in opposition to me”.

“Quite a lot of that has been whipped up by issues which were on-line. We must have clear legal guidelines, notably round on-line harassment.

“I believe finally that each one of us in some type of public life, whether or not it is within the council chamber or the chamber in Westminster, should be modelling type of debate that’s based mostly on insurance policies and never on private assaults.”

The Express contacted Ms Nichols for remark.