Diane Abbott says migrants ‘f****d off to bottom of sea’ after Lee Anderson remark

The Independent says MP Diane Abbott has prompted outrage by tweeting that migrants had “indeed f****d off” – to the bottom of the sea, as she posted about a shipwreck in which 41 people died.

The former shadow home secretary later deleted her tweet, which was a reference to Tory MP Lee Anderson’s use of the f-word about migrants.

But it prompted indignation on social media, and some commentators called for Ms Abbott to face sanctions. Her tweet was branded “obscene” and “revolting”.

Rishi Sunak has backed his deputy party chairman Mr Anderson, who said migrants who do not want to live on a barge should “f*** off back to France”.

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