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Labour 'culturally adrift' from working classes, says ex-minister

The Labour party is "culturally adrift" from its traditional core voters, a former minister has warned in the wake of a row over alleged snobbery.

The criticism from London mayoral hopeful David Lammy follows a snobbery row after then shadow attorney general Emily Thornberry tweeted a photo of a home carrying three England flags with the words "image from Rochester".

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Home owner at centre of tweet calls Thornberry 'a snob'

The owner of the house pictured in a tweet posted by Emily Thornberry has branded the Labour MP "a snob".

"Any hint that you're patronising your voters is very, very dangerous indeed," ITV News Political Editor Tom Bradby said from outside the Rochester home.

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