Esther McVey has faced condemnation for her controversial tweet comparing Labour's proposed smoking ban to the Holocaust, with critics calling it a repugnant analogy.
In her defense, McVey stated that her use of Niemoller's poem was to highlight how restrictions on freedoms often target easier subjects before expanding, not to equate the ban to the Holocaust.
Amidst backlash, McVey continues to stand by her views, insisting her message is about the dangers of limiting personal freedoms under a socialist government.
A leading Jewish community group criticized McVey's tweet as deeply offensive, underscoring the insensitivity of drawing parallels to the Holocaust in this context.
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