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07/01/2015
Labour Councillor Suspended Over Auschwitz Tweet
A Labour councillor has been suspended from the party after she retweeted a conservative election poster containing a picture of Auschwitz.
Nottingham councillor Rosemary Healy insisted she did not see what the picture was of and issued "profound apologies".
The poster reads: "Let's stay on the road to a stronger economy."
Ms Healy deleted the tweet and posted: "Profound apologies for that retweet which was a genuine mistake and would never have been retweeted had I recognised it for what it was."
(CD/JP)
Nottingham councillor Rosemary Healy insisted she did not see what the picture was of and issued "profound apologies".
The poster reads: "Let's stay on the road to a stronger economy."
Ms Healy deleted the tweet and posted: "Profound apologies for that retweet which was a genuine mistake and would never have been retweeted had I recognised it for what it was."
(CD/JP)
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