{"id":26477,"date":"2023-12-07T19:19:04","date_gmt":"2023-12-07T19:19:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/berkshiredoulas.com\/?p=26477"},"modified":"2023-12-07T19:19:04","modified_gmt":"2023-12-07T19:19:04","slug":"tory-row-erupts-over-attack-on-labour-with-bbc-middle-finger-meme","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/berkshiredoulas.com\/politics\/tory-row-erupts-over-attack-on-labour-with-bbc-middle-finger-meme\/","title":{"rendered":"Tory row erupts over attack on Labour with BBC middle finger meme"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.images.express.co.uk\/img\/dynamic\/139\/590x\/secondary\/Conservative-post-5104626.jpg?r=1701975939268\"><\/p>\n<p>A Tory row has erupted over an attack against Labour using an image of a BBC journalist swearing.<\/p>\n<p>The official Conservative account shared a picture on social media platform X of BBC presenter Maryam Moshiri giving the middle finger live on air.<\/p>\n<p>The caption said: &#8220;Labour when you ask for their plans to tackle illegal migration.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>But the post just after 3pm today has sparked fury from some within the party who demanded for it to be deleted.<\/p>\n<p>Senior Conservative MP Alicia Kearns said: &#8220;Amazed this has not &#8211; despite requests &#8211; been taken down, it is beneath us.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Former Defence Select Committee chair Tobias Ellwood added: &#8220;Please delete this post.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>But the post was backed by other Tory MPs, with Stoke-on-Trent North&#8217;s Jonathan Gullis saying: &#8220;I approve this message.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>It has also attracted criticism from Labour and SNP MPs.<\/p>\n<p>The image was taken from footage of a BBC news bulletin yesterday when the presenter raised her middle finger to the camera without realising the broadcast had begun.<\/p>\n<p>She has since said sorry if she &#8220;offended or upset anyone&#8221; over what she described as a &#8220;private joke&#8221; with colleagues.<\/p>\n<p>The controversial attack ad comes as Rishi Sunak is facing turmoil over his Rwanda plan.<\/p>\n<p>Robert Jenrick dramatically quit as immigration yesterday after emergency legislation aimed at getting the scheme up and running was unveiled.<\/p>\n<p>Tories on the right of the party fear it may not go far enough, but those on the centrist One Nation wing of the party are &#8220;very nervous&#8221; about the implications of the Bill.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li> <svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"> <g clip-path=\"url(#clip0_1078_5986)\"> <\/path> <\/path> <\/g> <defs> <clippath> <rect width=\"23.4329\" height=\"23.4329\" fill=\"white\" transform=\"translate(0 0.134262)\"><\/rect> <\/clippath> <\/defs> <\/svg> Support fearless journalism<\/li>\n<li> <svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"> <g clip-path=\"url(#clip0_1078_5986)\"> <\/path> <\/path> <\/g> <defs> <clippath> <rect width=\"23.4329\" height=\"23.4329\" fill=\"white\" transform=\"translate(0 0.134262)\"><\/rect> <\/clippath> <\/defs> <\/svg> Read The Daily Express online, advert free<\/li>\n<li> <svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"> <g clip-path=\"url(#clip0_1078_5986)\"> <\/path> <\/path> <\/g> <defs> <clippath> <rect width=\"23.4329\" height=\"23.4329\" fill=\"white\" transform=\"translate(0 0.134262)\"><\/rect> <\/clippath> <\/defs> <\/svg> Get super-fast page loading<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.images.express.co.uk\/img\/logo\/logo-premium-subscription.png\"><br \/>\nSource: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.express.co.uk\/news\/politics\/1843214\/tory-attack-ad-labour-bbc-middle-finger\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Tory row has erupted over an attack against Labour using an image of a BBC journalist swearing. 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