Yesterday Lembit Opik spoke out in defence of Lord Sewel after the Sun on Sunday published photos of the Labour peer snorting cocaine in the company of prostitutes over the weekend. While the peer has now stepped down from the Lords, should he want to make a comeback he can also rely on Karen Danczuk to fight his corner.
The estranged wife of Simon Danczuk says people should refrain from judging the disgraced peer for what he does in his private life. Writing a blog post on her new website Selfie Made Woman, the former Labour councillor says the public should refrain from judging:
‘I am not a journalist, nor am I a professional writer, there will no doubt be typos, or an incorrect use of an apostrophe, but #whyarewetojudge.’
Danczuk says that those who are annoyed that Sewel’s taxpayer funded salary went towards drugs should think again given that they are unlikely to take an interest in where their taxes go in general:
‘When I read tweets or comments about the public wanting accountability of where their taxes are, I just thought, oh maybe its just Rochdale that didn’t have a lot of interaction from the public on their taxes, but I have a sneaky feeling, those who really shouted the loudest have never been to a public consultation in their home town on their taxes in their life!’
She also claims that most people do not look to the House of Lords for an example of how we ought to behave:
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