Labour web advisor quits over Hitler parody

A LABOUR MP has quit his role as web advisor after he was found to have retweeted a Hitler parody video that parodies First Minister and Scottish National Party (SNP) leader Alex Salmond.

The video - it's the infamous one from the film Downfall - was used in this instance to ridicule Salmond. Although it shows that MP Tom Harris has a good eye for a meme, albeit a very old one, it also suggests that he might not always make decisions in the best of taste.

The video is called Joan's Downfall and is posted to the MPs Youtube account, and is still linked on his Twitter page. Also present are some defiant comments from him as he attempted to remind everyone that this was a parody and nothing more.

"Please, Angus. I know you too well for you to pretend you're offended by that video - you've actually got a sense of humour!" he said in response to another MP. "I'm not satirising Hitler (as well you know) - I'm satirising your party and leader."

According to the BBC he has removed himself from the web advisor role in the face of increasing criticisms, and will no longer lead the Labour party's social media review team.

"The video I posted has been a well worn joke used to parody a range of public figures," he said.

"However, context is everything and in the context of Johann's and my desire to improve the level of political debate on social media and the context of Joan McAlpine's much more serious statements about all political opponents of the SNP being anti-Scottish, my actions have been an unhelpful distraction for which I apologise... I have decided to step down from leading the party's social media review." µ