MPs write open letter to Meghan
MORE THAN 70 female MPs from across the political sepctrum signed a letter to the Duchess of Sussex to show support after “distasteful” media coverage.
Spearheaded by Halifax MP Holly Lynch, the letter said that the MPs ‘stood with her’ and related to her experiences with negative press, which they descirbed as having ‘outdated, colonial undertones’.
It was signed by MPs such as Labour’s Dianne Abbot and Jess Phillips, Liberal Democrat Angela Smith and Conservative MP Tracey Crouch. The letter was posted just weeks after the Duchess’ husband, Prince Harmedia ry, announced that he is taking legal action against publishers.
Ms Lynch told the Courier: “I was motivated to write the letter due Meghan and Harry’s statement about taking legal action against the press, combined with their recent documentary. It was clear that the
has gone too far and that the coverage was becoming very stressful for them and was affecting them as human beings.”
The Duchess of Sussex rang Ms Lynch to personally thank her for the letter.
The letter stated that: ‘On occasions, stories and headlines have represented an invasion of your privacy and have sought to cast aspersions about your character, without any good reason as far as we can see.
‘Even more concerning still, we are calling out what can only be described as outdated, colonial undertones to some of these stories. As women members of Parliament from all backgrounds, we stand with you in saying it cannot be allowed to go unchallenged.’
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