Thornberry must withdraw Taliban remarks

Responding to the comments made by Emily Thornberry comparing the Liberal Democrats to the Taliban, Liberal Democrat Shadow Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, Chuka Umunna said:

"Emily Thornberry should withdraw her inappropriate remarks. Language counts - comparing the Liberal Democrats to a murderous organisation is no laughing matter.

"It is also grossly insulting to the 6 million people who signed the revoke Article 50 petition launched earlier this year, including many of the Shadow Cabinet's constituents.

"The Liberal Democrats are clear that every vote for us is a vote to stop Brexit."


Note:

	Constituency	Number of signatories to the Revoke Article 50 petition	Percentage of electors in their constituency
Jeremy Corbyn	Islington North	27157	36%
Emily Thornberry	Islington South and Finsbury	23770	34%
Dianne Abbott	Hackney North and Stoke Newington	28017	33%
Keir Starmer	Holborn and St Pancras	28387	32%

The electorate for each constituency can be found here.