Diane Abbott 'sorry' for drinking mojito on TfL train
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Diane Abbott has apologised after a picture emerged of the Shadow Home Secretary drinking a cocktail on her commute.
The Sun’s website published a picture of the Labour frontbencher drinking a canned Marks and Spencer cocktail while riding on a London Overground train, despite a decade-long ban on drinking on the capital's services.
Writing on Twitter last night, Ms Abbott said: "A photo of me drinking a can of M&S mojito on the Overground has been circulated. I'm sincerely sorry for drinking on TFL."
Responding to her Twitter apology, fellow Labour MP, David Lammy, said: “Sorry for what? Why wasn’t the rum Jamaican.”
The frontbencher recieved other supportive messages with one person writing: "I've never felt more represented."
Boris Johnson was responsible for banning alcohol on TfL services in 2008 when he was mayor of London.
At the time he said: "I firmly believe that banning the drinking of alcohol on London's public transport will create a better travelling environment for all Londoners and that if we drive out antisocial behaviour and so-called minor crime then we will be able to get a firm grip on more serious crime."
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