The chairman of the Conservative Party, James Cleverly, has praised the election of an MP who has shared a number of pro-Tommy Robinson tweets.

Cleverly posted a selfie of him and Karl McCartney on Twitter yesterday evening, saying:

James Cleverly/Twitter

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McCartney, who represents Lincoln, is one of a new cohort of Tory MPs elected to Parliament last week.

However, Cleverly’s enthusiasm about his election seems a bit misjudged. During the election campaign, it was revealed that McCartney had in the past shared a number of posts in support of far-right hate figure Tommy Robinson.

As exposed by campaign group HOPE not hate, the candidate shared a post claiming Tommy Robinson had been imprisoned for “reporting on Muslim paedophiles,” when, in fact, the far-right hate merchant had broken reporting restrictions on a trial – making him guilty of contempt of court.

McCartney also shared a letter written by the far-right leader, saying he would “sacrifice” his life to “end the Islamic takeover of our beautiful land”.

At the time these posts were revealed, McCartney apologised and said he did not endorse Robinson.

No action was taken by the Conservative Party against its candidate, and now one of the most senior figures in the party has warmly celebrated his election.

If you needed any motivation to pick yourself up and join the resistance against Boris Johnson’s government, surely this provides some.

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