A elder Labour MP is nether unit to apologise for claiming that 'racists, achromatic supremacists and Islamophobes' would triumph if the Tories won the London mayoralty.
On the eve of polling day, Wes Streeting accused Conservative campaigner Susan Hall of campaigning 'from the gutter' with 'dangerous and divisive politics'.
The Shadow Health Secretary wrote connected societal media: 'A triumph for Susan Hall and the Conservatives is simply a triumph for racists, achromatic supremacists and Islamophobes the satellite over.
'Susan Hall's run has been fought from the gutter with unsafe and divisive politics. London, we cannot fto her win.'
He did not supply immoderate grounds for his incendiary claims but included a nexus to a communicative astir Lee Anderson, who was suspended from the Conservatives for saying that Islamists controlled Labour politician Sadiq Khan.
Labour MP Wes Streeting has claimed 'racists, achromatic supremacists and Islamophobes' would triumph if the Tories won the London mayoralty
Mr Streeting has accused Conservative campaigner Susan Hall (pictured) of campaigning 'from the gutter' with 'dangerous and divisive politics'
Mr Streeting's comments went adjacent further than those of Mr Khan himself, who branded Mrs Hall 'the astir unsafe campaigner I've ever faced' and said she holds 'extreme' views.
Last nighttime a spokesperson for her run said: 'Insulting Londoners who are understandably worried astir the epidemic of transgression connected our streets, the devastating interaction of the Ulez enlargement and Sadiq's proposals for a pay-per-mile strategy shows conscionable however retired of interaction Sadiq Khan is.
'London desperately needs a Mayor that listens and Londoners volition get that with Susan Hall.'
Mr Streeting, wide seen arsenic a aboriginal Labour leader, faced a immense backlash with much than 4,000 radical responding to his station connected Twitter/X including a fig of elder Tories.
Former Prime Minister Liz Truss told him: 'This is disgusting from Wes Streeting. If this is the future of the Labour Party, they are successful heavy trouble.'
Veterans' Affairs Minister Johnny Mercer said helium wanted radical to ballot Conservative but respected those who chose the opposition.
'This is excessively far. Wes has had a pugnacious week but helium should retract this,' helium wrote.
Wales Office curate Fay Jones wrote: 'Never acold from a canine whistle is Wes. Simply incapable to defend 1 spot of Sadiq Khan's grounds successful London.'
Mr Streeting's connection connected X successful which helium told voters 'we cannot fto her win' and urged radical heading to the polls to ballot for Sadiq Khan
YouGov probe enactment Sadiq Khan a monolithic 22 points up of Conservative rival Susan Hall
A spokesperson for Ms Hall's campaign, who is vowing to scrap Mr Khan's arguable ULEZ enlargement connected 'day one' if she becomes mayor, says Mr Khan is 'out of touch' with Londoners
Former acquisition curate Brendan Clarke-Smith said: 'Wes seems to person forgotten that helium is nary longer President of the NUS and is present an existent MP.'
Red partition MP Alexander Stafford said: 'Disappointing, disgusting, but an unsurprising attack.'
Ipswich MP Tom Hunt said: 'Seems Labour are getting rattled successful London. Leading to these benignant of unhinged tweets.'
And Hyndburn MP Sara Britcliffe wrote: 'What a shameful tweet. It conscionable shows conscionable however debased the Labour Party volition stoop.'
Last nighttime Mr Streeting seemed unrepentant however, penning connected Twitter: 'Not a connection from the Conservative Party astir racism successful Facebook groups with links to Tories, but 1 tweet calling retired their shocking behaviour and they're up successful arms.'
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