Theresa May may have blundered badly with an ill-advised attempt to make political capital out of the horror of the Salisbury nerve-agent attack.
Comment:
The Prime Minister was filmed holding flowers, taking selfies with onlookers – and even performed a fist-bump with one spectator. Of course, being Theresa May she messed it up – going for a second fist-bump with a second person who appears too busy with her mobile phone and ‘left her hanging’, before lamely lowering her unbumped fist:
The longer video shows May moving on to take a selfie with a male admirer:
While three people are still in critical condition, fighting for their lives in hospital, it’s an incredibly crass move that does more to betray Tory panic about their anticipated implosion in May’s local elections than to redeem Theresa May’s public image.
Theresa May – in what appears to be a staged event – has managed to dig underneath even the Tories’ low standards.
Set against Jeremy Corbyn’s statesmanlike behaviour and language, it’s a bad look.
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Fist bumping people and taking selfies at the scene of a poison attack?
What on earth is wrong with Theresa May?
I’m lost for words over that! What the hell is that stupid women playing at?
She still hasn’t quite got the hang of the “being a human” thing.
And that other gawp with the phablet taking ‘selfies’ (God, but that word and connotations gives me homicidal tendencies).
The effing state of the pair of them. Hope they need the NHS or DWP pretty soon. Won’t be any offers of ‘fisty bumps’ for tess from them, then, will there?
Wtf is wrong with her? Unbelievable
Emily Mateless just showed the two second cut of unfumbled fist bump without the cringingly embarrassing follow-through.
Sad.
Carrying flowers and gracing the 20-strong ‘crowd’ with her presence like she’s on a Royal Progress.
If I knew how to do it I’d plaster Newsnight’s clip, followed by yours, everyfuckingwhere.
Which Newsnight clip?
Found it
Not exactly appropriate behaviour under the circumstances. The reality though is that she and the Tories et al are ecstatic and buzzing on the success of their demolition job on JC. THAT is what it was all about. Think about it. I mean REALLY think about it AND all that’s happened in recent months, which ‘prepared’ the way.
Once again, the arl bag leaves me cringing so much that I should join the circus as some sort of contortionist act.
Maybe David Icke was right – maybe the elite ARE lizards. It’d explain their total lack of social skills
Amber Rudd “I am today confirming Ms Sara Khan’s appointment to the role of Lead Commissioner of the Government’s new Commission for Countering Extremism. All necessary pre-employment checks have been completed.
Ms Khan’s appointment follows a rigorous and transparent competition carried out in accordance with the Cabinet Office’s Governance Code on Public Appointments. I am delighted that Ms Khan will drive forward the vital work of the Commission for Countering Extremism. Ms Khan’s extensive experience in countering extremism and defending the rights of women and girls, and her determination to confront and challenge extremism wherever it resides makes her ideally suited to this role.
Extremism causes a wide range of harms, including the promotion of hatred and division, discrimination against women and girls, the encouragement of isolation, and the rejection of our democratic system and the rule of law. The Commission for Countering Extremism will have a clear remit to identify extremism in all its forms, whether online or in our communities.
As we consider new approaches to tackling extremism, I believe that there is much that can be learnt from how society sought to tackle racism in the last century. In particular how the state and civil society worked together to take on and challenge a set of attitudes and beliefs that have no place in this country.
I have agreed with Ms Khan that her early priorities will include:
• Engaging widely and openly on extremism and Britain’s values across the public sector, communities, civil society, and with legal and academic experts.
• Producing a strategic assessment of the threat we face from extremism, and the current response.
• Advising Ministers on the Commission’s future structures, work programme and the appointment of further commissioners. This advice will in part be informed by the Lead Commissioner’s engagement with stakeholders.
The Commission will also produce an annual report on its work.
Alongside this statement, I have today published a Charter for the Commission, which sets out its relationship with the Government and the public. The Commission for Countering Extremism will initially be established as a non-statutory expert committee of the Home Office. It will operate independently, at arm’s length from Government.
The Commission will play a crucial role in supporting the Government and its partners to tackle the scourge of extremism and stand up for the shared values of the mainstream majority. I look forward to working with Ms Khan on this shared agenda.
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