As soon as the election ended, the knives were out for Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn. And after such a heavy defeat, where good Labour people lost seats, anger is understandable. But what’s not understandable is a death threat.
This takes a particularly twisted sort of mind. And nobody’s standing for the death threat posted by actress Frances Barber against Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn.
The threat
In a post-election discussion online as to whether Corbyn would resign, some couldn’t contain themselves. But frustrated by the fact that Corbyn isn’t the sort of person to walk away, one person took their frustration to a sickening level. This is when Barber tweeted this threat:
https://twitter.com/francesbarber13/status/1205319349193658368?s=20
People’s outrage
Her sickening tweet was quickly faced down by the people who read it. First up were these people who called out Barber’s tweet for what it was:
@TwitterSupport This is incitement to murder.
— my hideous progeny (@thecrowalights) December 13, 2019
Now we have Frances Barber *at best* suggesting that Corbyn and his top team should be ‘shot’ and *at worst* suggesting that leftists more broadly should be shot. She’s literally just tweeted advocating the shooting of politicians and political activists who are leftist pic.twitter.com/fq5dVTrtqn
— Gary Spedding (@GarySpedding) December 13, 2019
One other person gave us a stark reminder of something totally chilling:
https://twitter.com/LordBlackington/status/1205506572417404928?s=20
People are reporting
Other people realised something else needed to be done. So they began reporting it:
https://twitter.com/toast_fam/status/1205535770909564928?s=20
https://twitter.com/bootleian/status/1205538205988245504
Barber’s got form
Barber was a member of the Labour Party until she resigned in September 2017. And since then she’s been on Labour’s case. Most recently she posted:
https://twitter.com/francesbarber13/status/1205250978578124800?s=20
And while claiming she once “loved Labour” she proved that ‘love’ has long since left. That’s assuming it was ever real:
https://twitter.com/francesbarber13/status/1205655126809161728?s=20
https://twitter.com/francesbarber13/status/1205552781890904064?s=20
Jeremy Corbyn
Corbyn won his seat in Islington North and said he will continue to represent the people of this area with “pride and privilege”. Because that’s the sort of politician he is. He doesn’t run away, and he remembers exactly why he got into politics. People. And Corbyn has already said he won’t lead Labour into another election, but he will stay on during a process of “reflection”.
Many people showed utter contempt for Barber and others who may support her sick tweet. The fightback is already underway, and it won’t let up.
Featured image via YouTube – Screengrab
