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    Helen Pidd‏Verified account @helenpidd 28 Jun 2016

    Yesterday my friend, a doctor, British born of Asian origin, told to "go home" for 1st time in her life, in Urmston, Greater manchester.

    9:25 AM - 28 Jun 2016
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    • matt LS1hack Adam Brown Beth Penfold Annie Bayliss Andy Hull Roger Morgan Steve Hallmark Ruth Hegarty
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      2. Bubblejet‏ @Bubblejet 28 Jun 2016
        Replying to @helenpidd

        Man in #Oxford supermarket yelled, "We won! Pakis go home!" at my British Asian university lecturer friend yesterday.

        1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
      3. Helen Pidd‏Verified account @helenpidd 28 Jun 2016
        Replying to @Bubblejet

        appalling

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      4. TCM‏ @ParkySteve 28 Jun 2016
        Replying to @helenpidd @Bubblejet

        shocking stuff - Boris Johnson should be ashamed

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      5. Bubblejet‏ @Bubblejet 28 Jun 2016
        Replying to @ParkySteve @helenpidd

        #IncitementtoRacialHatred is a #crime. Why haven't #Farage, #BoJo et al been arrested? And #ZacGoldsmith & the #Mail?

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      1. Sean Anstee‏Verified account @seananstee 28 Jun 2016
        Replying to @helenpidd

        Intolerable in Trafford, here is the Council's response (including Urmston)pic.twitter.com/xdpgSBl88M

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      2. Brian Rouse‏ @brouse37 28 Jun 2016
        Replying to @helenpidd

        If they all did go "home" what a mess we would all be in. Short sighted racist bigots

        1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
      3. Phil Barrington‏ @mrpbarrington 28 Jun 2016
        Replying to @brouse37 @helenpidd

        "They" are home. News flash - We've got 1 planet. And by the way: we're all the same race. The Human Race.

        0 replies 0 retweets 3 likes
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      1. Sandy Sneddon‏ @SandySneddon 28 Jun 2016
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        @PeterNimmo1 Please pass on my sincere apologies to your friend. We're not all like that, we appreciate her and what she does

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      2. Mark Richards‏ @markvonrichards 28 Jun 2016
        Replying to @helenpidd

        @CathrynPearce 2/2 The look of relief when I finished "do you know what the date is today" was amazing. I embarrassed all day

        1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
      3. Mark Richards‏ @markvonrichards 28 Jun 2016
        Replying to @markvonrichards @helenpidd @CathrynPearce

        sorry not embarrassed ashamed that we have destroyed decades of community friendships in 5 days over damned lies!

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      1. MILKY‏ @MilkcartonWINS 29 Jun 2016
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        🍺 @helenpidd were they still slowly drinking their pint at 23:30?

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      1. Paul Spicer‏ @PaulSpicer6 28 Jun 2016
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        @hugh_canning This is the worst fallout from this ghastly referendum. People who hate immigrants feel they can hate legitimately.

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      2. Sweetcorn‏ @GCascade 29 Jun 2016
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        only an idiot will believe this BS

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