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# Lichfield MP criticised by Labour councillor for “offensive” D-Day social media post
- URL: https://lichfieldlive.co.uk/lichfield-mp-criticised-by-labour-councillor-for-offensive-d-day-social-media-post/
- Published: 2022-06-06T16:23:04.000Z
- Updated: 2022-06-07T09:12:30.000Z
- Description: Lichfield’s MP has been criticised by a Labour councillor for an “offensive” social media post in the wake of Partygate.
- Author: Lichfield Live
- Tags: Politics, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-07-22 19:11, News

Lichfield’s MP has been criticised by a Labour councillor for an “offensive” social media post referencing the D-Day anniversary.

Conservatives in Westminster are voting to decide whether to keep Boris Johnson as leader tonight (6th June).

Michael Fabricant had earlier shared a post about the anniversary of the D-Day landings in the Second World War by adding “June 6th The Longest Day 1944; and 2022 (in a different way)”.

But Cllr Dave Robertson, Labour representative for Curborough ward at Lichfield District Council said the post was “in grossly poor taste”.

> “This latest comment about the fallout from Partygate really is the most offensive yet.  
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> “The Conservative party vote tonight is an important issue and one he should be taking more seriously, but it cannot be compared to the sacrifice of thousands of servicemen on D-Day.  
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> “Anyone who is serious about remembering and honouring the fallen should know better than cheapening their memory to make a political point.  
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> “Mr Fabricant’s tweet is in grossly poor taste and it should be deleted.”  
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> Cllr Dave Robertson, Lichfield District Council

But Mr Fabricant said:

> “I was merely saying it’s a long day for Boris as it famously was in 1944 for those soldiers – it was known as ‘The Longest Day’.  
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> “As I said in my tweet, that was in very different circumstances. There was obviously no loss of life involved.  
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> “But it’s a little bit desperate of Dave to waste time on all that.”  
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> Michael Fabricant

The vote tonight will require 180 Conservative MPs to vote against Mr Johnson to see him removed as Prime Minister.

Mr Fabricant has already [stated his intention to back the Prime Minister](https://lichfieldlive.co.uk/lichfield-mp-says-he-will-support-boris-johnson-after-vote-of-confidence-in-prime-minister-is-confirmed/) in the wake of Partygate.