MP David Lammy shared this anonymous hate mail and here are 6 responses which say it all
David Lammy, the Labour MP for Tottenham, took to Twitter today to share this anonymous hate mail he received and it’s just horrific.
I have just received a letter telling me to be “grateful” as a black man for all “we have done for those black people who came to live here” or “go back to where ever you came from”. I was born in the Whittington Hospital the son of Windrush migrants. And I will speak for them. pic.twitter.com/WkCeDpLQPf
— David Lammy (@DavidLammy) April 23, 2018
He also had this to say to the person who wrote it.
And let me be clear, following the 1948 Nationality Act my parents and the Windrush Generation were invited here as British citizens. Learn your history. Citizens have been retrospectively renamed as “immigrants” as a result of legislation & policy pandering to far-right rhetoric
— David Lammy (@DavidLammy) April 23, 2018
And yes, anonymous hate mail writer, I will be in the House of Commons at 4pm continuing to campaign for justice on behalf of the Windrush generation and their children. I sit at the back of the chamber, and you can watch here: https://t.co/CHKHbHGXEm
— David Lammy (@DavidLammy) April 23, 2018
And here is how people reacted online.
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David I am deeply ashamed that people like that exist in this country. They do not speak for those of us who vastly appreciate what you do and who you are. Keep up the good work on behalf of all those who do not have a voice.
— Julia #FBPE (@cricketandcats) April 23, 2018
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Besides the shameful content of this letter, the random capital letters are most triggering
— Nic (@NicwithoutaK83) April 23, 2018
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For someone who claims to love the country so much he could at least put in the time to learn the language.
— Nick Saunders (@Pockets6794) April 23, 2018
