‘Book them into the vet’ (Picture: PA; Twitter)

A Tory Twitter account tweeted that people with mental health conditions should be ‘neutered’.

The embarrassing error came this morning as they tried to call for more support for people.

Instead, they came over as if they had a plan to sterilise anyone who ever took a packet of Fluoxetine.

The Islington Conservatives tweet read: ‘Great initiative by the Conservatives. Anyone with any mental health problems should be neutered and helped because #everymindmatters.’


It was quickly followed up by deletion and an apology saying: ‘Good morning, we tweeted this morning about mental health and included a typo that was completely unacceptable.



‘Please accept this as a genuine mistake and our sincerest apologies over this matter.’

Good morning, we tweeted this morning about mental health and included a typo that was completely unacceptable. Please accept this as a genuine mistake and our sincerest apologies over this matter. — Islington Conservatives (@IslingtonTories) October 8, 2019

Even so, not everyone was convinced…

One user wrote: ‘FYI this is called a “freudian slip”‘.

Another said simply: ‘Sure pal’.

Islington Conservatives reiterated again: ‘All, we sincerely apologise for this typo. It was meant to read “nurtured.” Please accept this apology as genuine and sincere.’

They did have some support, with another user saying: ‘It was obviously just a mistake. Don’t beat yourselves up over it. Don’t listen to the cry-bullies.’

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