LONDON: Knives were used on Indian-origin Conservative MPs Rishi Sunak and Suella Braverman within minutes of both announcing their bid to be next PM UKwith many attacks on their leadership bid has racist.
Scores of verified Twitter accounts belonging to Labor MPs, left-wing lawyers and even right-wing commentators blamed Sunak’s tagline #Ready4Rishi, his wealth, for fined for Partygate, tax evasion (involving his wife Akshata), even his. is an immigrant, and held a US green card for a time while serving as the contest’s premier.
Shortly after Sunak announced his candidacy, right-wing website Guido Fawkes tweeted that the domain name “Ready4Rishi.com” was created on July 6 at 10:30 p.m., before that. Johnson really quit smoking.
It also tweeted a screenshot of his campaign video showing a Southampton sign where he settled, tweeting: “Isn’t that a sign on the highway to Southampton in New York State?”
“And he is a millionaire. Good for them – but sorry it wouldn’t work well without the cost of living. Why does he also need a US Green Card? Give up UK for USA – just one more step to fill in US citizenship (sic). Why is his wife living as a supposed non-resident of 11?? (sic)”, Mumbai-born former Conservative MEP David Bannerman.
Labor MP Richard Burgon tweeted: “The Sunak family is worth hundreds of millions – but avoids taxes. And while millions are struggling to heat their homes, Sunak is said to have spent £13,000 (Rs 12 lakh) heating his new pool. ”
Daily Telegraph journalist Allison Person tweeted: “In the midst of the worst cost of living crisis in 40 years, would the Conservatives seriously choose a man with a billionaire wife as Prime Minister? Voters commit suicide! ”
A deleted tweet by attorney Jo Maugham said, “Do you think your team members are ready to pick a brown man, Rishi?” has spread.
Scottish lawyer Aamer Anwar tweeted: “Don’t tell your immigrant backstory @RishiSunak… you are a hypocrite #partygate, super rich tax evading boy.”
The amount of negative comments about the launch of the Sunak leadership prompted political analyst Joe Armitage to tweet: “Who’s organizing it, a state actor?”
Attorney General Suella Braverman gave her leadership bid in the Daily Express on Saturday, promising that to “respond to the energy crisis, we need to pause our desire to reach net zero by the end of the year.” 2050″ and said the UK needed to withdraw from the European Court of Human Rights to stop small boats. Her father, Christie Fernandes, immigrated to the UK from Nairobi and has family roots in Assagao, Goa. Her mother, Uma, was born in Mauritius. Braverman is seen as a bystander to the opportunity. Former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher was an outsider when she campaigned for Conservative leadership in 1975 and won.
The Independent ran a story titled “Is Suella Braverman our next prime minister? Be afraid, be very afraid”, in which British Sikh journalist Sunny Hundal wrote “She will be Boris Johnson on steroids, a brown, female version of Trump…”
Inaya Folarin Iman writes in an article titled “Why They Hate Suella Braverman” in Spiked. “Both Patel and Braverman are clearly pro-Brexit, anti-wake and right-wingers. As if women of color should not hold such views. “Sunak remains the favorite among Conservatives to be the leader, according to a poll for Channel 4 News. However, 51% of members said they want Boris Johnson to stay in office.
Scores of verified Twitter accounts belonging to Labor MPs, left-wing lawyers and even right-wing commentators blamed Sunak’s tagline #Ready4Rishi, his wealth, for fined for Partygate, tax evasion (involving his wife Akshata), even his. is an immigrant, and held a US green card for a time while serving as the contest’s premier.
Shortly after Sunak announced his candidacy, right-wing website Guido Fawkes tweeted that the domain name “Ready4Rishi.com” was created on July 6 at 10:30 p.m., before that. Johnson really quit smoking.
It also tweeted a screenshot of his campaign video showing a Southampton sign where he settled, tweeting: “Isn’t that a sign on the highway to Southampton in New York State?”
“And he is a millionaire. Good for them – but sorry it wouldn’t work well without the cost of living. Why does he also need a US Green Card? Give up UK for USA – just one more step to fill in US citizenship (sic). Why is his wife living as a supposed non-resident of 11?? (sic)”, Mumbai-born former Conservative MEP David Bannerman.
Labor MP Richard Burgon tweeted: “The Sunak family is worth hundreds of millions – but avoids taxes. And while millions are struggling to heat their homes, Sunak is said to have spent £13,000 (Rs 12 lakh) heating his new pool. ”
Daily Telegraph journalist Allison Person tweeted: “In the midst of the worst cost of living crisis in 40 years, would the Conservatives seriously choose a man with a billionaire wife as Prime Minister? Voters commit suicide! ”
A deleted tweet by attorney Jo Maugham said, “Do you think your team members are ready to pick a brown man, Rishi?” has spread.
Scottish lawyer Aamer Anwar tweeted: “Don’t tell your immigrant backstory @RishiSunak… you are a hypocrite #partygate, super rich tax evading boy.”
The amount of negative comments about the launch of the Sunak leadership prompted political analyst Joe Armitage to tweet: “Who’s organizing it, a state actor?”
Attorney General Suella Braverman gave her leadership bid in the Daily Express on Saturday, promising that to “respond to the energy crisis, we need to pause our desire to reach net zero by the end of the year.” 2050″ and said the UK needed to withdraw from the European Court of Human Rights to stop small boats. Her father, Christie Fernandes, immigrated to the UK from Nairobi and has family roots in Assagao, Goa. Her mother, Uma, was born in Mauritius. Braverman is seen as a bystander to the opportunity. Former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher was an outsider when she campaigned for Conservative leadership in 1975 and won.
The Independent ran a story titled “Is Suella Braverman our next prime minister? Be afraid, be very afraid”, in which British Sikh journalist Sunny Hundal wrote “She will be Boris Johnson on steroids, a brown, female version of Trump…”
Inaya Folarin Iman writes in an article titled “Why They Hate Suella Braverman” in Spiked. “Both Patel and Braverman are clearly pro-Brexit, anti-wake and right-wingers. As if women of color should not hold such views. “Sunak remains the favorite among Conservatives to be the leader, according to a poll for Channel 4 News. However, 51% of members said they want Boris Johnson to stay in office.
