Bill sends May white feather for cowardice
AN OLD soldier has sent Theresa May a white feather for her cowardice over the Grenfell Tower tragedy.
Former Army sergeant Bill Munnoch, who was wounded in Aden, sent the symbolic feather after watching the PM’s disastrous handling of the fire.
She has been savaged by her own party and members of the public for her initial failure to meet residents and stilted interviews that left many questions unanswered.
Bill decided to send May the white feather as it has been a traditional symbol of cowardice since the 18th century.
Bill – who served 28 years in the Army – said: “I was just shocked and angry about the way Theresa May mishandled the terrible tragedy in London. It was terrible that she refused to meet those poor folk.
“Being an ex-military man, I decided to send her a white feather for her moral cowardice and a letter explaining my disgust at her refusal to do the right thing.
“I was in 252 Provost Company attached to the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders. I was also wounded when I served in Aden so I know all about the significance of the white feather and it seemed fitting to send one to her.”
In 2006, Bill was hailed a hero after he used the first aid skills he learned in the Army to save a five-year-old girl from choking in her grandmother’s garden.
He said: “Luckily, there are a lot of birds in my own back garden so I had no problem getting a white feather. Theresa May has shown total cowardice in dealing with people in the worst possible situation so it’s a fair comment.”
Some Tory MPs fear that the disaster has again placed the spotlight on May’s difficulties in demonstrating empathy and responding on her feet.
Others believe her handling of the Grenfell Tower fire could become “her poll tax moment”.
Margaret Thatcher’s plan to introduce the hated poll tax was abandoned after riots in 1990.