{"id":26179,"date":"2023-10-24T12:31:09","date_gmt":"2023-10-24T12:31:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mormonmediareviews.com\/?p=26179"},"modified":"2023-10-24T12:31:09","modified_gmt":"2023-10-24T12:31:09","slug":"abbotts-bonkers-defence-for-tube-driver-suspended-for-free-palestine-chant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mormonmediareviews.com\/politics\/abbotts-bonkers-defence-for-tube-driver-suspended-for-free-palestine-chant\/","title":{"rendered":"Abbotts bonkers defence for Tube driver suspended for Free Palestine chant"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Diane Abbott, the Labour MP and long-term ally of Jeremy Corbyn, has stepped in to defend the London Tube driver that declared his allegiance to Palestine.<\/p>\n

The driver addressed tube passengers over the tannoy of the train he was operating on Saturday. He led chants of \u201cfree, free Palestine\u201d and referred to \u201cthe ongoing occupation\u201d by Israel.<\/p>\n

He told those on the Central Line: \u201cAs I feel a part of it, although I can\u2019t be there, if you could kindly join me as we proceed towards Bond Street, and just to warm you guys up, here we go: Free, free\u2026 [passengers could be heard responding: \u201cPalestine\u201d].\u201d<\/p>\n

He also orchestrated \u201cno justice, no peace\u201d chants, which are synonymous with the Black Lives Matter movement.<\/p>\n

Emboldened, the driver continued the pro-Palestinian chanting, encouraging passengers to be \u201clouder\u201d.<\/p>\n

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He finished his performance by telling those aboard the train: \u201cHope you all have a blessed day today and look after yourselves.\u201d<\/p>\n

He added: \u201cKeep all those people in your prayers.” However it\u2019s not clear whether he was referring to Israeli hostages taken by Hamas, the families of Israelis killed by the same terrorists, the Palestinian civilians in Gaza fearful of being bombed and invaded, or all of the above.<\/p>\n

The driver has since been suspended by Transport for London (TfL) pending a further investigation.<\/p>\n

TfL’s chief operating officer, Glynn Barton, said: \u201cWe have been urgently and thoroughly investigating the footage appearing to show a Tube driver misusing the PA system and leading chants on a Central Line train on Saturday.<\/p>\n

\u201cA driver has now been identified and suspended whilst we continue to fully investigate the incident in line with our policies and procedures.\u201d<\/p>\n

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