72 female MPs sign open letter condemning 'colonial' media coverage of Meghan Markle

72 female politicians in the UK have written an open letter to Meghan Markle pledging their solidarity with her as she and Prince Harry take a stand against several British media outlets. 

Holly Lynch MP — Labour MP for Halifax — tweeted an image of the letter, which was signed by cross-party politicians including MPs Diane Abbott, Jess Phillips, Yvette Cooper, Margaret Hodge, among others

"As women MPs of all political persuasions, we wanted to express our solidarity with you in taking a stand against the ofter distasteful and misleading nature of the stories printed in a number of our national newspapers concerning you, your character, and your family," the letter begins. "On occasions, stories and headlines have represented an invasion of your privacy and have sought to cast aspersions about your character, without any good reasons as far as we can see." Read more...

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