Responding, Cllr Burgess-Joyce, who represents Greasby, Frankby and Irby tweeted: "Mr Lammy, if Mr Trump is racist then he's no doubt learnt it from you. In a powerful response, Mr Lammy tweeted: "Come back again with a real apology Councillor. But it wasn't the only offensive tweet that Cllr Burgess-Joyce posted yesterday. Both comments have prompted thousands of angry responses and Cllr Burgess-Joyce has been suspended by from the Wirral group of Conservative councillors. Wirral Tory leader Ian Lewis today said: "I have this morning suspended Cllr David Burgess-Joyce from the Conservative Group.

Source: Daily Mirror July 17, 2019 17:03 UTC