Sixth former accused of being an intolerant virtue signaller by her MP says politicians should 'speak to people you are meant to be working for with respect'

By Geraldine Scott
Published 25th Oct 2020, 10:50 BST
Updated 25th Oct 2020, 11:56 BST
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A 16-year-old girl who was told by her local MP she was an intolerant virtue signaller because she challenged him over free school meals has said MPs should treat the people they represent with respect regardless of their age.

Sixth form student Lily Innes emailed her local Conservative MP Philip Davies after a Commons vote last week in which the majority of Tory MPs refused to support a Labour motion to help feed disadvantaged children over the school holidays.

But she said: “He wasn't bothered by it all.”

And added: “People like him think that it's intolerant to challenge anything that they think, it’s not.”

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