The assistant chief of The National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers has sparked outrage after saying her would “throw a party” if Prime Minister Boris Johnson died of coronavirus.
Steve Hedley also said he hoped the whole cabinet contracted COVID-19 too in a series of shocking comments on his Facebook page on Sunday.
The row kicked off when the Labour supporter wrote a status that read: “Ok, so I’m trying to be humane about this. Boris Johnson has corona, sending thoughts, prayers and best wishes to the virus after such a horrible experience.”
A carer named Anna Scott said she did not support the Conservative Party’s policies but accused Mr Hedley of “stooping to a very nasty level”, saying: “Now is not the time or ever to mock somebody ill”.
In his response to this, Mr Hedley advised Ms Scott to block him, saying he wouldn’t cry “crocodile tears for people who’ve killed the working class and vulnerable for years”.
The conversation continued to escalate, Mr Hedley wrote: “I don’t want to offend you but if Bojo pops his clogs I’m throwing a party”.
Mr Hedley added: “I hope the whole cabinet and higher echelons of the Tory Party have been touching various bits of him.”
Last night, The National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport president Michelle Rodgers and general secretary Mick Cash said in a joint statement: “Steve Hedley’s comments do not represent the views of this trade union and are wholly unacceptable.”
The Labour supporter made the remarks after the Prime Minister was admitted to St Thomas’ Hospital in London on Sunday night with persistent coronavirus symptoms.
The PM has now been moved from the intensive care unit (ICU) to a general ward at St Thomas’ Hospital yesterday and is in ‘extremely good spirits’ as doctors closely monitor him during the ‘early phase’ of his recovery.
The news of Mr Hedley’s comments come after Sheila Oakes, mayor of Heanor in Derbyshire said the Prime Minister ‘completely deserves this’ and lost her job at a law firm for doing so.
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