Dan Walker didn’t get the anger at his smiley pic with Lee Anderson so these 9 people were only too happy to help
Former BBC Breakfast man Dan Walker is now the face of news and current affairs over on Channel 5, and for his latest assignment he sat in a park to have tea and biscuits with deputy chair of the Conservative party, Lee Anderson.
We know this because he mentioned it on Twitter, along with a pic of the happy couple.
Spent the morning with @LeeAndersonMP_ in his Ashfield constituency in Nottinghamshire.
It’s the latest in our ‘People Behind Politics’ series and we talk about… everything!
You can watch it on @5_News on Thursday. pic.twitter.com/cgYEWCpsxR
— Dan Walker (@mrdanwalker) August 29, 2023
And it’s fair to say not everyone welcomed the prospect with open arms. So much so that Walker was prompted to return to Twitter to express his disbelief at some of the responses it prompted.
The bile surrounding this post is bonkers 🤯
He’s the deputy chair of the ruling party! The whole point of our ‘People Behind Politics’ series is that we talk to MPs of all persuasions.
The insults & threats on here are saturated in the prejudice the authors claim to detest. https://t.co/ZVYBVSKbic
— Dan Walker (@mrdanwalker) August 29, 2023
We don’t know about any threats, but if Walker was bemused why people might be angry, these 9 people were only too happy to set him straight.
1.
Why are people being rude to the politician who told refugees to "fuck off", who has called for the establishment of forced labour camps, who spreads conspiracism about a "woke cabal"? https://t.co/VRqGlpFoG2
— Andrew Bartlett (@AndrewBartletta) August 29, 2023
2.
Yeah well you’re evidently not struggling to pay the bills or feed your family because of those lying bastards are you, Dan? So it’s probably easier for you to sit and laugh with the arseholes responsible.
— Supertanskiii (@supertanskiii) August 29, 2023
3.
You're a seasoned journalist.
You pitched for it, you got the gig, so don't act surprised when people push back.There's no "prejudging" here. Anderson wears his bigotry & hate on his sleeve & shouts it from every rooftop.
As for "ruling" party, I have no words! https://t.co/7WoUKr84vZ— Sonnet (@Sonnet_Lumiere) August 30, 2023
4.
It's no dig at you…but seriously you can't expect people to praise or stay silent about those causing hatred in this country getting airtime ..endlessly to spout their vile views. People are allowed opinions as much as he is.
— Michelle ..notmyvote🤦🤍🧑⚖️ (@Msulliv52350306) August 29, 2023
5.
When you come to where I live & see my impoverished neighbours trying to live on thin air, then perhaps you’ll understand why Lee, with his “30p a meal” bullshit & his mocking contempt for struggling poor people, is so universally loathed. https://t.co/A00eLCDAaa
— Miffy (@miffythegamer) August 29, 2023
6.
Sorry Dan, you mistake a headline grabbing thug, who tells asylum seekers to 'fuck off back to France', for a politician. Easy mistake to make these days.
— David Noble 🏴 (@DavidPNoble63) August 29, 2023
7.
The only bile you will ever encounter where Lee Anderson is concerned is from Lee Anderson’s own mouth. It matters not his unelected position. He is a bigot. https://t.co/zAGIR4309M
— Tory Fibs (@ToryFibs) August 29, 2023
8.
Did you challenge him about *his* lack of civility? Or is the pearl clutching only one way?
— Steve Peers (@StevePeers) August 29, 2023
9.
"The RULING party"
I think you're a nice enough person Dan Walker, but you need to cone into the 21st Century. We are NOT ruled! https://t.co/Hj7BdK4UDi
— Will Black (@WillBlackWriter) August 30, 2023
In the interests of balance and all that, here’s what Anderson made of it.
That's the tolerant left for you. They are doing exactly the same thing they acuse me of doing.They hate anyone they disagree with but you can bet your bottom dollar they will be tuning in on Thursday. Looking forward to it 😘
— Lee Anderson MP (@LeeAndersonMP_) August 29, 2023
If you want to accept Anderson’s bet, we’re sure he’ll be only too happy to follow it up.
Still, proof of the pudding will be in the watching, right? Thursday on Channel 5.
Source Twitter @mrdanwalker