Legal Cheek reports ( we’ll reserve our opinion here!)
A paralegal has lost her job after writing on Facebook that Boris Johnson “completely deserves” to be hospitalised with coronavirus.
Sheila Oakes, who is also a local politician, is no longer employed at regional outfit VHS Fletchers after her comment went viral. The firm said in a statement that “to wish illness upon anyone must be abhorrent to all right thinking members of the public”.
The unfortunate incident kicked off on Monday night, when Oakes reportedly replied to a Facebook post asking people to pray for the Prime Minister, who had been admitted to intensive care the previous day.
Oakes, a Labour councillor for Amber Valley and the mayor of Heanor in Derbyshire, replied “Sorry, he completely deserves this and he is one of the worst PMs we’ve ever had”.
An online backlash ensued. Oakes quickly apologised, but lost the Labour whip and is already listed as an independent on the council website.
As if that weren’t enough, Oakes has also been sacked from VHS Fletchers, the criminal defence firm where she worked as a paralegal.
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