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| MP Clive Lewis sorry for 'unacceptable language' after video | MP Clive Lewis sorry for 'unacceptable language' after video |
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| A Labour MP has apologised for using "offensive and unacceptable" language at an event last month. | A Labour MP has apologised for using "offensive and unacceptable" language at an event last month. |
| Norwich South MP Clive Lewis was filmed on stage saying: "Get on your knees, bitch" - the video has emerged on social media. | Norwich South MP Clive Lewis was filmed on stage saying: "Get on your knees, bitch" - the video has emerged on social media. |
| Among female MPs criticising him was Labour's Harriet Harman, who tweeted: "Inexplicable. Inexcusable. Dismayed." | Among female MPs criticising him was Labour's Harriet Harman, who tweeted: "Inexplicable. Inexcusable. Dismayed." |
| The Labour Party said the language "was completely unacceptable and falls far short of the standard we expect". | The Labour Party said the language "was completely unacceptable and falls far short of the standard we expect". |
| It is not clear who Mr Lewis, a former frontbencher, was addressing in the video - which was apparently filmed at a Labour event. | It is not clear who Mr Lewis, a former frontbencher, was addressing in the video - which was apparently filmed at a Labour event. |
| Aaron Bastani, the co-founder of left wing website Novara Media, tweeted: "I was there. The video has been up at @novaramedia for a month - Clive was saying this to a man." | |
| But after criticism of his alleged comments, Mr Lewis tweeted: "I apologise unreservedly for the language I used at an event in Brighton last month. It was offensive and unacceptable." | |
| Among MPs lining up to condemn his language on Twitter were the Conservative Mims Davies, who suggested Mr Lewis needed to go on a training course. | |
| Mr Lewis's fellow Labour MP Jess Phillips said: "Just seen the Clive Lewis video. Obviously I am appalled, just listened to seven teenage girls speak up about gender inequality. Perhaps I'll bring them to work on Monday." |