Nadine Dorries’s tweet to Yasmin Alibhai-Brown

Conservative MP for Mid Bedfordshire

What was posted

Nadine Dorries told journalist Yasmin Alibhai-Brown to appreciate the country she lived in after the journalist criticised the enthusiasm surrounding the royal wedding.

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Why it mattered

The reply drew a public racism accusation from Labour. The Independent reports the exchange and the resulting criticism.

Sources

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