07/01/2015

Labour Councillor Suspended Over Auschwitz Tweet

A Labour councillor has been suspended from the party after she retweeted a conservative election poster containing a picture of Auschwitz.

Nottingham councillor Rosemary Healy insisted she did not see what the picture was of and issued "profound apologies".

The poster reads: "Let's stay on the road to a stronger economy."

Ms Healy deleted the tweet and posted: "Profound apologies for that retweet which was a genuine mistake and would never have been retweeted had I recognised it for what it was."

(CD/JP)

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