Aubrey Allegretti writes:
Just 24
hours after one national newspaper sparked furore by accusing Jeremy Corbyn of
not bowing at the Cenotaph
on Remembrance Sunday, the heated debate continues to rage between his
supporters and critics.
Condemnation from The
Sun levied at Labour's new leader sparked blistering
interventions from media pundits and figures including John Prescott and Sue Perkins.
But Guardian columnist Owen
Jones held the trump
card in this week's set of stinging rebukes at those critical of Corbyn's tribute to the fallen dead.
Labour-supporting Jones used a post on
social media to hit out at David Cameron - the prime minister himself mocked by
some for employing a lower-than-expected bow on Sunday - accusing him of acting
subserviently to Saudi Arabia.
Relationships between Britain and
the Middle Eastern country have frayed in recent weeks, after diplomatic
pressure managed to free incarcerated Brit Karl Andree before Cameron announced he would back out from a £5.9m deal to train the Saudis how to run their
prisons.
Despite the recent tensions
between Cameron and King Salman, the prime minister has still been criticised
for having supported and allied with a regime that executes one person every two days, for crimes
including murder, rape and drug smuggling.
Jones took aim at this link in
his post, commenting below a picture of the pair: "Give Cameron credit. He
bows deep. To a regime that beheads gays and exports extremism that threatens
our citizens."
Responding to one critic, who pointed out Tony Blair's close
relationship with former Saudi premiers, Jones rebutted swiftly: "I think
if you are looking for a fan of Blair you have stumbled into the wrong person."
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