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Thousands call for apology from disgusting Liddle

A petition demanding an apology for Sun columnist Rodd Liddle’s anti-disabled and homophobic comments towards a prospective MP reached over 7,000 signatures yesterday.

The campaign was started by a member of the public after the paper published a piece about transgender and visually impaired Labour candidate Emily Brothers.

Mr Liddle’s December 10 commentary ends with the line: “Thing is though … being blind how did she know she was the wrong sex?”

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