Named and Shamed
So well done to Ruth Davidson for standing up to this kind of nonsense and to Nicola Sturgeon for acting swiftly to condemn Hughes' behaviour and suspend him from the SNP.
Pictured: The cybernat troll suspended by SNP over homophobic rant against Scots Tory leader Ruth Davidson
By Mark McGivern - The Daily Record
VICIOUS Marc Hughes, 45, was condemned after subjecting the Scottish Tory leader to vile homophobic abuse on Twitter.
Marc Hughes called Ruth Davidson to apologise after outrage over his remarks
A CYBERNAT internet troll has been thrown out of the SNP after a vile homophobic rant against Scots Tory leader Ruth Davidson.
Vicious Marc Hughes, 45, was widely condemned after tweeting the obscene remarks.
Nicola Sturgeon confirmed action had been taken, telling MSPs at First Minister’s Questions yesterday that the culprit had been “identified and suspended from membership of the SNP”.
She had earlier tweeted: “Homophobic abuse of @RuthDavidsonMSP or anyone else is unacceptable. End of. Anyone engaging in it is no friend of my party.”
Hughes, of Tranent, East Lothian, posted under the user name @Sparkybhoyhh and the pseudonym Laird O’Callaghan.
Davidson, who is gay, tackled the abuse by tweeting: “Nice. Classy. Do you kiss your mother with that mouth? Bet she’s proud of you.”
As the storm of protest grew, Hughes phoned Davidson to apologise. He also renamed and later removed his account.
He tweeted: “She has generously accepted my sincere apology, so can we please move on.”
A CYBERNAT internet troll has been thrown out of the SNP after a vile homophobic rant against Scots Tory leader Ruth Davidson.
Vicious Marc Hughes, 45, was widely condemned after tweeting the obscene remarks.
Nicola Sturgeon confirmed action had been taken, telling MSPs at First Minister’s Questions yesterday that the culprit had been “identified and suspended from membership of the SNP”.
She had earlier tweeted: “Homophobic abuse of @RuthDavidsonMSP or anyone else is unacceptable. End of. Anyone engaging in it is no friend of my party.”
Hughes, of Tranent, East Lothian, posted under the user name @Sparkybhoyhh and the pseudonym Laird O’Callaghan.
Davidson, who is gay, tackled the abuse by tweeting: “Nice. Classy. Do you kiss your mother with that mouth? Bet she’s proud of you.”
As the storm of protest grew, Hughes phoned Davidson to apologise. He also renamed and later removed his account.
He tweeted: “She has generously accepted my sincere apology, so can we please move on.”
PA - Scots Tory leader Ruth Davidson
Hughes told reporters he was sorry but claimed he could not remember making the comments.
Davidson said she accepted the apology as he had shown “genuine contrition and says he won’t make anti-gay statements again”.
She thanked those who came to her defence, adding: “I call out a selection of the homophobic abuse I receive because people – especially young people – need to know that they don’t have to just sit there and take it.”
Hughes told reporters he was sorry but claimed he could not remember making the comments.
Davidson said she accepted the apology as he had shown “genuine contrition and says he won’t make anti-gay statements again”.
She thanked those who came to her defence, adding: “I call out a selection of the homophobic abuse I receive because people – especially young people – need to know that they don’t have to just sit there and take it.”
