Greater Manchester MP defends calling US president Joe Biden 'a woke guy'
manchestereveningnews.co.ukdirect to your inboxWigan's MP has defended her decision to label new US president Joe Biden a 'woke guy'.Lisa Nandy, the shadow foreign secretary, praised the attitude of America's incoming leader in an interview on BBC One's Andrew Marr Show this morning.She was asked why she referred to him as 'woke' - a term which is sometimes used to describe politicians with liberal social views but can be used by critics to suggest a person is overly sensitive to social issues.Mrs Nandy said Mr Biden's attitude was 'the sort of leadership frankly that we’re lacking here in the UK'.She said: “Joe Biden is somebody who knows exactly who he is and what he stands for and he’s very comfortable with it."He’s happy to stand up for and fight for the working.
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