Louise Mensch: F*ck the Queen and Cameron for paying tribute to Saudi king
Former Tory MP Louise Mensch has tweeted angrily about tributes paid to the late king of Saudi Arabia, saying “F*CK HER” about the Queen and “F*CK YOU” to David Cameron.
90-year-old monarch King Abdullah died after suffering from a lung infection, and is succeeded by his half-brother Salman.
Despite floods of tributes from British figures, including claims that the King modernised or “reformed” Saudi Arabia, LGBT people still face harsh treatment there.
The former MP for Corby, Mensch took to Twitter this morning to tweet warning those who might pay tribute to King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz.
I swear, that if anybody from the @Conservatives – @PHammondMP or @David_Cameron – “pays tribute” to Abdullah who whipped women drivers…
— Louise Mensch (@LouiseMensch) January 23, 2015
Then, responding to the British Embassy in Saudi Arabia, which tweeted a tribute quote from the Prime Minister, she wrote “FUCK YOU”, with the hashtag “#FREETHE4”, referring to four daughters of the King who have been under house arrest for over a decade.
.@UKinSaudiArabia FUCK YOU #FREETHE4
— Louise Mensch (@LouiseMensch) January 23, 2015
Responding to another tweet in which she was informed that the decision to fly flags at half-mast came from Buckingham Palace, directed at the Queen, she wrote: “FUCK HER”.
@PaulTwinn FUCK HER
— Louise Mensch (@LouiseMensch) January 23, 2015
She also took aim at Prince Charles:
Shame on Prince Charles, @ClarenceHouse. Shame on him #Saudi #Abdullah pic.twitter.com/opi4FKoQty
— Louise Mensch (@LouiseMensch) January 23, 2015
And Barack Obama:
Shame on you, @BarackObama. #Freethe4 #FreeRaif #Abdullah #Saudi #tcot pic.twitter.com/AgQQQ1ZSBj
— Louise Mensch (@LouiseMensch) January 23, 2015
One person Mensch was pleased with, however, was Ruth Davidson. The leader of the Scottish Conservatives tweeted this afternoon to say that the flags being flown was “a steaming pile of nonsense.”
I am literally crying right now. One UK leader, just one, has stood for women and free speech today. And that leader is @RuthDavidsonMSP
— Louise Mensch (@LouiseMensch) January 23, 2015
Concerns were raised in during a state visit to the UK by the late King in 2007 about the treatment of women and gay people by the Saudi kingdom.
Women are not granted the vote, and are unable to drive in Saudi Arabia.
Many on Twitter have criticised the choice to fly all flags at half mast given the appalling treatment of LGBT people and women in the Saudi kingdom.
