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Yes, David Lammy’s old tweets are a problem

16 July 2024

4:36 AM

16 July 2024

4:36 AM

David Lammy was always a somewhat implausible choice as foreign secretary. His historical reputation for mouthing off on social media on a range of topics – not least Donald Trump’s fitness for office – seemed a blatant hostage to fortune.  His ill-judged tweeting has come back to haunt him this weekend.

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