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Labour MP takes aim at Home Secretary in expletive-laden rant

Tom Bedworth
Tue, 24 January 2023 

Charlotte Nichols unloaded an expletive-laden tirade on the Home Secretary (Image: Newsquest / Parliament UK)

WARRINGTON North's Labour MP, Charlotte Nichols, has been at the centre of controversy after she posted an expletive-laden rant against the Home Office.

Taking aim at the Home Office and Home Secretary, Suella Braverman, Ms Nichols claimed that the Home Secretary has used 'Nazi era language' when discussing 'contemporary refugees.'

The debate began due to an exchange between the Home Secretary and a survivor of the Holocaust - which saw the mass murder of six million Jews during the Second World War.

Warrington Guardian: Ms Nichols lashed out at the Home Secretary for her use of 'Nazi era' language


Ms Nichols lashed out at the Home Secretary for her use of 'Nazi era' language (Image: Parliament UK)

Suella Braverman was taking questions at an event when a Holocaust survivor asked the Home Secretary about her use of language, including the terms 'swarms,' and 'invasion' when referring to migrants.

The survivor noted that the language reminded her of the language used to 'dehumanise and justify the murder of [her] family and others.'

In the exchange, the Home Secretary was heard responding saying: "We mustn't shy away from saying there is a problem - and there is a huge problem when it comes to illegal migration; the scale of which we have not known since the war.

"I won't apologise for language I have used to demonstrate the scale of the problem[...] and I'm not going to shy away from difficult truths."

The Home Secretary added that she is 'proud of' the country's record on supporting migrants from places such as Ukraine, Syria, and Afghanistan.

Warrington Guardian: The Home Secretary has been accused of using 'Nazi era' language by one of Warrington's MPs

The Home Secretary has been accused of using 'Nazi era' language by one of Warrington's MPs (Image: Parliament UK)

Responding to the exchange online, Charlotte Nichols - who is Jewish - said: "The full exchange doesn't make what Suella Braverman said any less horrific, nor does it contextualise or minimise her remarks where - in response to a Holocaust survivor's question - she justified her use of Nazi era language about contemporary refugees."

Ms Nichols added: "F*** her and f*** you."

Having seen Ms Nichols' response to the exchange, a Conservative councillor for Culcheth, Wendy Maisey, took to social media.

Cllr Maisey said: "I see ‘Warrington Conservatives best asset’ aka the Labour MP for Warrington North has been up to her foul mouth 2.30am rants again.

"One of the main roles of an MP is to represent their constituents in the chamber and debate… Not this."



Ms Nichols responded to Cllr Maisey, saying: "The fact you find someone who justified their use of Nazi era language about refugees to a Holocaust survivor less offensive than what I said in response to that is very telling."

Speaking to the Warrington Guardian, Charlotte Nichols said: "I do not apologise for my sentiments of disgust at the Home Secretary using Nazi-era language about refugees in response to a question from a literal Holocaust survivor.

"Likewise, Ministers trying to use official Home Office resources to gag the Freedom from Torture charity [the charity that highlight the Home Secretary's exchange with a survivor] is disgraceful.

"I was elected to champion Warrington North’s values, and we are better than this.

I will not accept lectures from the chair of Warrington Conservatives [Cllr Maisey] who has a record of making homophobic and antisemitic comments, and who oversaw the council selection of candidates who were removed for comments about the "Aryan race" and support for Tommy Robinson respectively.

"I do not hide behind anonymity. I stand by my words and will never stand back from for fighting with passion for a better and fairer society."

Cllr Maisey has not responded to a comment request by the Warrington Guardian.