Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn has dismissed criticism of his failure to sing the National Anthem at a Battle of Britain memorial event as “tittle-tattle”.
It’s fair to say there was somewhat of an angry reaction to shots of him stood in, what he called, ‘respectful silence’ as ‘God Save the Queen’ was sung at the service.
Here are a selection of the front pages of today’s newspapers to see just what the media thought of the whole thing.
Another days worth of over the top anti-Corbyn newspaper front pages pic.twitter.com/sTEC6Ef8uo
— Diane Abbott MP (@HackneyAbbott) September 16, 2015
Corbyn saw it a little different:
“We haven’t got time for tittle tattle. People are suffering in this country – and we have work to do. What’s next?”, he said.
Corbyn’s parents contributed to the war effort, his mother as an air raid warden and his father in the home guard, but the noted republican stood silently during the national anthem rather than singing.
He called the criticism of his actions “demeaning”.
We haven't got time for tittle tattle. People are suffering in this country – and we have work to do. What's next? pic.twitter.com/ZDUwiVF02k
— For The Many (@ForTheMany2020) September 16, 2015
