‘Racist’ Restore supporters sent me death threats reveals Reform’s Laila Cunningham
6/16/202637 min
Camilla and Tim are joined by Reform UK’s London mayoral candidate Laila Cunningham, who discusses the racist abuse and death threats she has received as a Muslim woman from Restore supporters, as well as the impact Rupert Lowe’s party is having on Reform’s chances in the Makerfield by-election.
They also ask her about Farage’s plans to replace the Equality Act with a new Women and Motherhood Protection Act, and why she believes freedom online should not come at the cost of mandatory age verification.
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Highlights:
- Laila Cunningham hits out at 'racist' abuse and death threats from Rupert Lowe supporters
- Cunningham also assesses Robert Kenyon's chances in the Makerfield by-election
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First 90 secondsCamilla Tominey· Host0:00
[upbeat music] The Telegraph.
Tim Stanley· Host0:05
[upbeat music] Three days to the Makerfield by-election, and Restore and Reform are at each other's throats.
Camilla Tominey· Host0:15
We speak to Reform's Layla Cunningham, who accuses Rupert Lowe's supporters of issuing racist death threats against her.
Tim Stanley· Host0:22
Welcome to The Daily T with me, Tim Stanley.
Camilla Tominey· Host0:24
And me, Camilla Tominey. [upbeat music] Tim, who'd have thunk it? Andy Burnham's not quite as popular as he thinks he is.
Tim Stanley· Host0:40
Mm.
Camilla Tominey· Host0:40
We're going to speak to Layla Cunningham from Reform in just a moment.
Tim Stanley· Host0:43
I'm Andy Burnham. Hi, I'm Andy Burnham.
Camilla Tominey· Host0:45
I'm Andy Burnham.
Tim Stanley· Host0:45
I'm from round here. I'm Andy Burnham.
Camilla Tominey· Host0:47
Oh, God.
Tim Stanley· Host0:47
Hi, I like Oasis.
Camilla Tominey· Host0:48
So YouGov has found that his favorability has tanked, um, since he got involved in Makerfield.
Tim Stanley· Host0:54
Mm.
Camilla Tominey· Host0:54
The by-election's on Thursday. We've got a special on Friday, just to flag. He was at plus nine, but he's been declining- Which is good for a politician, by the way. It is very good. It sounds- Positive is good for a politician. Anything with a plus is amazing, isn't it?
Tim Stanley· Host1:06
Yes, so plus nine.
Camilla Tominey· Host1:06
Plus nine was great. That was mid-May, and then he's tanked since then, and he's now down on minus 11.
Tim Stanley· Host1:11
Which means more people say they really dislike him- Yes ... than people say they like him.
Camilla Tominey· Host1:15
I can give you the actual stats.
Tim Stanley· Host1:17
That's how they...
Camilla Tominey· Host1:17
Yeah.
Tim Stanley· Host1:17
Right, okay.
Camilla Tominey· Host1:18
Asked if they like Andy Burnham, 30% of respondents said they did like him, but 41% said they disliked him.
Tim Stanley· Host1:24
Mm. Now, bearing in mind, this is during an election that he's probably going to win, possibly very