A Daily Mail journalist was ejected from an Irish embassy reception in London after heckling the ambassador with shouts of “boring” and “Brexit”. In an interview with the Irish Times on Tuesday, Bell said the ambassador’s mention of a possible second referendum prompted her heckling. “A second referendum would have highly unfortunate consequences for this polarised and still combustible island. What could be more damaging than a second referendum if remain wins as narrowly as it lost the first? In an Evening Standard comment piece on dating last year the journalist expressed admiration for the Tory Brexiter Jacob Rees-Mogg.

Source: The Guardian December 19, 2018 16:07 UTC