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Lib Dem MEP Graham Watson apologises for ‘insensitive’ tweet

A swift retraction by Lib Dem MEP Graham Watson of this tweet, reacting to the news David Cameron has cancelled his landmark speech on Europe as a result of the hostage crisis in Algeria:

graham watson tweet

Immediately condemned as ‘clearly sick and offensive’ by Nick Clegg’s spokesman, Graham has now issued this apology:

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  • User AvatarEddie Sammon 19th May - 10:56pm
    Same goes towards investigating phone hacking.
  • User AvatarEddie Sammon 19th May - 10:52pm
    It's not all that bad if the Sun don't do a full page apology in this pretty much none story. I'm not an anarcho capitalist...
  • User AvatarCllr Mark Wright 19th May - 10:44pm
    If only we could have some l kind of judge-led inquiry into media lies that could come up with some kind of solution to this...
  • User AvatarEddie Sammon 19th May - 10:33pm
    I think we can and should become a more equal world, my point was to say I don't think there is anything wrong with making...
  • User AvatarDavid Evans 19th May - 9:56pm
    "... judging by the lack of internal criticism of Clegg and co by their grassroots activists." Well that seems to sum up perfectly how much...