As the SKWAWKBOX reported yesterday, the supposed ‘egging’ of Jeremy Corbyn reported by a few of the so-called ‘MSM’ was in fact a violent assault in which the Labour leader was punched by a right-wing assailant.

When the BBC and other media got round to reporting it at all this morning, they described the incident as an ‘egging’ – and continue to do so, when they mention it at all.

But the attacker, 31-year-old Barnet man John Murphy, has been charged according to the Metropolitan Police with ‘assault by beating’.

Writer Afua Hirsch observed correctly:

Is it just me or has the attack on @jeremycorbyn been completely trivialised by the media? He was not “egged”, he was punched by a man holding an egg. Reports have made it sound harmless. Can we please take a stand against violence and abuse, is that too much to ask? — Afua Hirsch (@afuahirsch) March 4, 2019

Former interim Labour leader Harriet Harman, not a natural Corbyn ally, also added to the condemnation – although she had apparently not heard about the charges laid early this morning:

Are the @metpoliceuk going to do anything about this? Would they take action if this was done to a member of the public in the street? Does it make it alright because it’s an MP/party leader? I don’t think so! https://t.co/B4ELEWOzkv — Harriet Harman (@HarrietHarman) March 4, 2019

Diane Abbott, who was at Finsbury Park Mosque with Corbyn when the attack happened, described its violence:

Absolutely Afua. I was there. He punched Jeremy very hard. He happened to have an egg in his palm. But it could have been a knife. Horrible — Diane Abbott MP (@HackneyAbbott) March 4, 2019

SKWAWKBOX comment:

The truly scandalous aspect of the reporting of this incident is that ‘trivialised’ is a step up from ‘ignored’, which is what the BBC and other outlets did for hours after the attack.



Truly the ‘mainstream’ media do not want the public to be aware of the consequences of the media’s relentless and shameless misrepresentation of Labour’s leader – let alone empathising with him.

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