Engelsen danken parlementariërs in ontroerende reactie op dood Jo Cox

Engelse twitteraars laten een bijzonder teken van solidariteit zien na de brute moord op Labour-parlementslid Jo Cox.

Onder de hashtag #ThankYourMP bedanken ze hun parlementariers voor het werk dat zij als politicus doen. Dat is opvallend, want politici overzees kampen met dezelfde reputatie als hun Nederlandse collega’s.

Dat is onterecht, vinden veel Britse kiezers, en duizenden tweetten hun dank. Binnen no time was #ThankYourMP  trending:

Whoever started #ThankYourMP #thank you! You are helping a lot of people get through a really traumatic n difficult time. Xx

— Dawn Butler (@DawnButlerBrent) 17 juni 2016

Thank you for working for so many years as our MP @AdamAfriyie #ThankYourMP

— Kate Harrison (@tweet_too_woo) 17 juni 2016

Easy to snipe at politics for cheap laughs; praise is not so fashionable.#ThankYourMP is a wonderful response to today's events.

Nos da.

— Dai Lama (@WelshDalaiLama) 16 juni 2016

Thanks to @DanielZeichner and to his predecessor @julianhuppert for all their work for Cambridge and to MPs from all parties #thankyourMP

— Carina O'Reilly (@carinaoreilly) 16 juni 2016

Thanks to @DanielZeichner and to his predecessor @julianhuppert for all their work for Cambridge and to MPs from all parties #thankyourMP

— Carina O'Reilly (@carinaoreilly) 16 juni 2016

Thank you @stellacreasy for your fight against legal loan sharks, your feminism (& your love of indie music) #thankyourmp

— Gemma Cantelo (@GemmaCantelo) 16 juni 2016

— Daniel Sugarman (@Daniel_Sugarman) 17 juni 2016

I didn't vote for him, but he works hard for the people of Chelsea and Fulham representing his constituents @GregHands #ThankYourMP

— (((Dan Murphy))) (@Dan_A_Murphy) 17 juni 2016

I didn't vote for him, but he works hard for the people of Chelsea and Fulham representing his constituents @GregHands #ThankYourMP

— (((Dan Murphy))) (@Dan_A_Murphy) 17 juni 2016

Thank you for working for so many years as our MP @AdamAfriyie #ThankYourMP

— Kate Harrison (@tweet_too_woo) 17 juni 2016

Thank you for working for so many years as our MP @AdamAfriyie #ThankYourMP

— Kate Harrison (@tweet_too_woo) 17 juni 2016

Although not my party, thanks @gregclarkmp for what you do for my home community #ThankYourMP #JoCox

— Lizzy Woodfield (@Lizzyswoodfield) 16 juni 2016

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