Last week we reported on the tit for tat exchange between Jeremy Corbyn and Lee Anderson in the House of Commons. Labour's Angela Eagle didn't see the funny side of Anderson's deportation quip and neither did Corbyn. A few days later he complained to the deputy speaker, accusing Anderson (who was not present at the time) of 'innuendo, abuse, fundamental inaccuracies and conjecture'.
Corbyn did not address his own initial stab at the Reform group, which appears to suggest it's ok for him to give it, but not take it. The deputy speaker - Labour's Judith Cummins - declared in response to Corbyn that nothing 'unparliamentary' had taken place.
Corbyn's exchange with Cummins, preceded by the original exchange can be seen below.
Corbyn's support for mass uncontrolled immigration is not disputed. He took issue with Anderson's remarks that 'more than 600 illegal migrants' arrived that day and they 'could' get up to mischief, including crimes and 'maybe' even acts of terrorism. We know from official government figures that 601 migrants landed that day - a fact Jez - and the suggestion that these people could commit crimes is not 'conjecture'. They have already entered the country illegally and we know from countless acts of terrorism across the continent that Islamist migrants pose a significant and deadly threat to our security.
For Lee Anderson, Corbyn's embarrassing lack of humility presented another opportunity for what ordinary people might refer to as 'banter'. The Reform MP posted an 'apology' to his social media accounts, ending with another funny dig at Corbyn...
Never stop, Lee!
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