A mayor who was kicked out of her local Labour group for saying Boris Johnson deserves to have coronavirus has now lost her job.
Sheila Oakes, mayor for the Derbyshire town of Heanor, described Johnson as “one of the worst British PMs”. The paralegal posted her comments on Facebook shortly after it was announced Mr Johnson was in intensive care.
Oakes wrote: “He completely deserves this and he’s one of the worst PMs we've ever had.” The 56-year-old later apologised for the post, saying she wrote it without thinking when she was angry.
Despite apologising Oakes lost the whip in her local Labour Party with immediate effect on Tuesday. Labour HQ have yet to confirm whether Oakes has also been expelled by the party.