Dr Rob Drummond comments on the abuse Angela Rayner MP faced for her northern accent

Rob Drummond at the recent Manchester Voices event at Central Library as part of the Humanities in Public festival

MP  Angela Rayner recently received online abuse for her northern accent.

Ms Rayner, who is from Stockport, is MP for Ashton-under-Lyne.

Rob Drummond said the prejudice she faced was a form of discrimination which was "damaging".

He said: "I think it is really bad that in this day and age, people are still getting abuse for the way they speak."

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