LABOUR’s Deputy leader Angela Rayner has finally said sorry for branding Tories "scum."
The firebrand frontbencher said last night that she "unreservedly apologised" for the language she used following the murder of Sir David Amess, the death of a close friend and threats she has received.
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MP Angela Rayner has finally expressed her apologies after branding the Tories 'scum' Credit: Michael Mayhew/Allstar
And she said that she would be more careful with her choice of language in the future following her raucous late night outburst at the Conference in Brighton last month.
She said: "I was angry about where our country is headed and policies that have made life harder for so many people I represent.
"But I would like to unreservedly apologise for the language I used, and I would not use it again.
"I will continue to speak my mind, stand up for Labour values and hold the government to account. But in the future I will be more careful about how I do that and in the language that I choose.”
She added: "All of us in positions of leadership have a responsibility for our language and rhetoric, whether towards political opponents or anyone else in society, especially those already most vulnerable.”
She originally stood by her remarks as Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer admitted he would "not have used" them.
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It comes as Benjamin Iliffe, 36, of Chatteris, Cambridgeshire, pleaded guilty to sending a threatening email to Ms Rayner, and was sentenced to 15 weeks in prison suspended for 18 months.
In a statement Ms Rayner spoke out over the "terrifying" threats she has received saying they have had “a devastating impact on me, my children and others close to me."
Ms Rayner cancelled a number of constituency surgeries in recent weeks due to fears over her safety.
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Labour's Deputy Leader has been subjected to threats after her controversial comments Credit: Michael Mayhew/Allstar
Deputy Leader of the Labour Party Angela Rayner refuses to apologise for comments made about Conservatives