Rebecca Long-Bailey has condemned the treatment of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex by the media as “intrusive and racist”, after the Queen announced plans for them to step back from royal duties. Long-Bailey, the shadow business secretary and a Labour leadership candidate, said: “A young couple have been hounded out of the country by the intrusive and racist treatment of the rightwing press. “As a proud black woman I’m not surprised Meghan has chosen peace of mind over dealing with racism every day,” she said. Another Labour leadership candidate, Jess Phillips, called the media coverage racist and xenophobic. At the time, Prince Harry issued a scathing statement denouncing the media’s “bullying” of his wife, which he likened to the treatment of his mother, Princess Diana.

Source: The Guardian January 19, 2020 16:35 UTC