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UK PM Johnson Urged to Apologize After Starmer Mobbed by Protesters

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FEB 2022

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story last updated JAN 31

The Spin

Left narrative

Boris Johnson needs to apologize and withdraw the false claims he made about Starmer. The attacks on the opposition leader were clearly prompted by the PM peddling far-right conspiracy theories.

Washington Post

Right narrative

This was a minor crowd-control incident. Comments from just two people are being used to try and link the whole thing back to Johnson for political purposes, when it was merely part of the semi-regular heckling suffered by MPs.

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