A CONSERVATIVE Brexiteer has been accused of being a “liar” and a “traitor” by a Brexit-supporting member of the public as he gave a television interview.
Monmouth MP David Davies was speaking to BBC Wales about a rise in abuse against MPs when he was confronted by the woman.
In the footage, the woman calls him a “traitor” when he tells her he is pro-Brexit but voted for Theresa May’s deal.
Brexit supporting MP David Davies called a liar while giving TV interview https://t.co/gHL7MuDTTk pic.twitter.com/nJPD6dUFHX
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“So you voted for the deal and you are pretending you are a leaver,” she said. “What a liar, you’re a liar. Shame on you. You’re a traitor.
“You should feel uncomfortable. You’ve betrayed 17.4 million people.”
In response, Mr Davies said: “Where were you when I was campaigning for Brexit. You were nowhere, you were behind your keyboards and now you have come out. You are not a Brexiteer.
“I have campaigned for Brexit and I have done for years so I don’t need to be given lectures by people like you.
“People like you make me want to join the EU again.”
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And speaking to the camera, Mr Davies, who has started wearing a body camera to and from Parliament in response to intimidation, said: “And that’s what you put up with when you’re out here all the time.”
Well done to @DavidTCDavies on dealing with this.
— Alun Davies 🏴 (@AlunDaviesAM) May 21, 2019
But we also need a conversation about how we can disagree with each other, have a serious debate and rebuild our politics. In Wales and the UK. https://t.co/JYbek4HsM1
Welsh Assembly member Alun Davies re-tweeted the video clip and praised the politician for how he handled the incident.
“But we also need a conversation about how we can disagree with each other, have a serious debate and rebuild our politics. In Wales and the UK,” he added.
The Monmouth MP replied saying he “100%” agreed.
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