Debbie Abrahams slams ‘mindless thugs’ after gift is vandalised

The item was smashed outside her office in Oldham Town Centre on Tuesday morning

Oldham East and Saddleworth’s MP has taken to social media to brand the person who smashed her constituency gift a ‘mindless thug’ while vowing not the let it throw her off course.

Debbie Abrahams posted a picture of the smashed item, outside her office in Oldham town centre, on her Twitter account on Tuesday morning (30th April), it had been a gift from people in her constituency.

Writing alongside the picture the former Shadow Works and Pensions Secretary said: “If the mindless thugs who vandalised this lovely gift from my constituent think this will stop me saying what I think & doing what I do they will be very disappointed”

If the mindless thugs who vandalised this lovely gift from my constituent think this will stop me saying what I think & doing what I do they will be very disappointed pic.twitter.com/GMXtFviV5W

— Debbie Abrahams MP (@Debbie_abrahams) April 30, 2019

Replying to Mrs Abrahams tweet others posted their support while some blamed the era which we’re living through.

“Sadly it’s a sign of the times I expect it will only get worse” wrote Stephen Adamson.

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