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| Plymouth University Tory group suspended over T-shirts | Plymouth University Tory group suspended over T-shirts |
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| A university Conservative society has been suspended after a photo appearing to show members sporting racist and anti-Semitic messages emerged. | A university Conservative society has been suspended after a photo appearing to show members sporting racist and anti-Semitic messages emerged. |
| The picture, taken at a nightclub in Plymouth, shows a group wearing blue T-shirts daubed with black marker pen. | The picture, taken at a nightclub in Plymouth, shows a group wearing blue T-shirts daubed with black marker pen. |
| Some in the picture appear to have a Star of David drawn on their necks, while one appears to have a Hitler-style moustache scrawled on his lip. | Some in the picture appear to have a Star of David drawn on their necks, while one appears to have a Hitler-style moustache scrawled on his lip. |
| The Conservative Party vowed to suspend any members identified in the photo. | The Conservative Party vowed to suspend any members identified in the photo. |
| According to the Mirror, one person in the photo had an abusive anti-NHS message written on his T-shirt. | |
| Other messages written on the group's skin and clothing were said to reference right-wing figure Enoch Powell, Donald Trump, Tony Blair and Soviet Russia. | Other messages written on the group's skin and clothing were said to reference right-wing figure Enoch Powell, Donald Trump, Tony Blair and Soviet Russia. |
| 'Bar for life' | 'Bar for life' |
| The picture, believed to have been taken at a party to mark the start of the academic year, is said to have caused outrage when it was widely shared on the University of Plymouth campus. | The picture, believed to have been taken at a party to mark the start of the academic year, is said to have caused outrage when it was widely shared on the University of Plymouth campus. |
| It is believed to have been taken as the group celebrated the beginning of the new term. | It is believed to have been taken as the group celebrated the beginning of the new term. |
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| Writing on Twitter, Conservative MP for Plymouth Moor View Johnny Mercer condemned the photo, and said the party should "eject and bar for life" those responsible. | Writing on Twitter, Conservative MP for Plymouth Moor View Johnny Mercer condemned the photo, and said the party should "eject and bar for life" those responsible. |
| Plymouth's student union said: "We totally condemn behaviour of this kind along with all forma of racism and anti-Semitism." | Plymouth's student union said: "We totally condemn behaviour of this kind along with all forma of racism and anti-Semitism." |
| The University of Plymouth said it "does not tolerate anti-Semitic or racist behaviour under any circumstance and will take disciplinary action in line with procedures in the event of incidents such as this". | The University of Plymouth said it "does not tolerate anti-Semitic or racist behaviour under any circumstance and will take disciplinary action in line with procedures in the event of incidents such as this". |