Rebel MP faces abuse from youth wing trolls

MeMBerS of Labour’s youth wing sparked outrage after tweeting ‘Joan ryan Gone – Palestine lives!’

The message appeared on the Young Labour Twitter account after MP Joan ryan, who is chairman of the Labour Friends of Israel group, resigned from the party to join the Independent Group.

One user called the tweet ‘absolutely shocking’, while another said: ‘If those responsible for the Young Labour Twitter output are really the future of the Labour Party, then the Labour Party is doomed (and deserves to be).’

Miriam Mirwitch, chairman of Young Labour, swiftly condemned the post and denied she had written it.

She added: ‘Multiple members of YL committee have access to the account. Please don’t think the conduct of a few on social media represents the whole of Young Labour. There’s so much talent, so many brilliant activists and so much to be proud of in our movement. I’ll never stop fighting to make our movement a welcoming and inclusive place.’

Miss Mirwitch also had to publicly criticise a tweet sent from the account when the first seven Labour MPs resigned on Monday, which appeared to refer to them as ‘cowards’ and ‘traitors’.

She said: ‘This tweet is entirely inappropriate. I do not support it. I am strongly opposed to Labour splits, but [the tweet] is the incorrect response.’