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Labour frontbencher told to delete Brexit Nazi Germany comparison tweet

Sir Keir Starmer confirms his office told the MP Bill Esterson to delete his post

December 14, 2020 12:09
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Sir Keir Starmer has revealed he told one of his frontbench MPs to immediately delete a tweet linking to another post accusing Boris Johnson of “recreating Nazi Germany” with Brexit Britain.

Bill Esterson -  the shadow international trade minister -  had tweeted: "My dad’s family is Jewish.

"We have no idea how many of our relatives were murdered in the Holocaust.

“I fear Johnson’s actions are leading us to a very dangerous place.”