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Rachael Burford

Labour Lord suspended after 'lazy or frit' comment about Rosie Duffield who cancelled debates over trolling

A Labour lord who branded a woman MP candidate “frit or lazy” for cancelling general election debates over safety fears has been suspended.

Peer Michael Cashman, a former EastEnders actor and MEP, was stripped of the whip on Sunday, Labour sources said.

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