Labour is facing backlash from within its own party ranks over a social media advert stating Prime Minister Rishi Sunak does not believe child sex abusers should be jailed.
The post, which included a graphic of the prime minister, was published on the party’s official Twitter account on Thursday.
The post pitches Labour as “the party of law and order” alongside the words: “Do you think adults convicted of sexually assaulting children should go to prison? Rishi Sunak doesn’t.”
Politicians—including Labour MPs Diane Abbott and John McDonnell—have slammed the post, which appears to have received mostly negative feedback on social media….