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Scotland Yard sergeant resigns in disgrace over Thatcher tweets in which he hoped her death was 'degrading and painful'
A serving police officer who sent a series of sickening tweets about the death of Margaret Thatcher has today resigned from his job at Scotland Yard.
Sergeant Jeremy Scott said he hoped the former prime minister’s death at the age of 87 was ‘painful and degrading’.
The 52-year-old Metropolitan Police officer also suggested the world would be a ‘better place’ if David Cameron, too, were dead.
Scotland Yard said today: 'The officer concerned, today submitted his resignation and it was accepted with immediate effect.'
However a spokesman said he would be 'receiving his full pension at an appropriate time' but refused to give further details of the amount involved.
Met Commander Allan Gibson added: 'This officer's behaviour was completely unacceptable and it is right that he has resigned.'
Meanwhile today another public figure, a Labour Party official, was also in hot water for saying Tony Blair should be buried in the same coffin as Mrs Thatcher.
Writing on Twitter, Sgt Scott questioned whether a flypast would ‘bomb’ Lady Thatcher’s coffin and said her passing was ‘87 years too late’.
He said: ‘Goodnight Twitter. The world is a better place today now that c*** is dead. Now for Cameron, May and Osborne.’
The comments of the police officer, sworn to uphold the law, mark a new low in the bitter hate campaign ahead of Lady Thatcher’s funeral.
Sergeant Jeremy Scott, who earns up to £45,000 in a back office role, sparked an internal inquiry when he contacted senior officers within hours of being confronted by the Daily Mail
Tory MP Iain Stewart, who represents Sgt Scott’s constituency of Milton Keynes South, said he was ‘absolutely disgusted’ by the comments.
He said: ‘I will be writing to Sir Bernard and asking him to investigate this further.’
The Met has shown no mercy to other staff caught abusing social networking sites, with seven sacked in the past five years. A further eight resigned or retired after complaints.
Sgt Scott, who earns up to £45,000 in a back office role, sparked an internal inquiry when he contacted senior officers within hours of being confronted by the Daily Mail.
However, asked at his £300,000 home in Milton Keynes if he regretted his comments, he did not apologise. Instead he said: ‘I have about as much remorse as she did.’
A Mail investigation identified Sgt Scott as being responsible for an outspoken anonymous Twitter account called ‘ThinBlueSpeck’.
He used the site to fuel dissent against government reforms of the police service and criticise his superiors.
He advertised his comments as mainly about ‘punk, sex, bad politics and good policing’, adding they are ‘very sweary at times so be ****ing warned’.
A short time after the announcement of Lady Thatcher’s death, he commented: ‘I hope it was painful and degrading’ before labelling her the ‘architect of the hole that is Britain today’.
After lawless outbursts across Britain, the next day he wrote: ‘Marvellous stuff! Margaret Thatcher’s death greeted with street parties in Brixton and Glasgow.’
He later added: ‘Not sure why we should show respect for someone who showed utter contempt for the vast majority of this country.’
He signed off that message with the word ‘dingdong’, a reference to the campaign to make the song Ding Dong! The Witch Is Dead number one in the music charts.
In a further disturbing twist, we can reveal that Sgt Scott is also responsible for a second Twitter account called ‘GovernmentThug’. On it, he described himself as a ‘pleb and proud’ – a reference to the Andrew Mitchell affair.
In one series of messages about Home Secretary Theresa May, he described strangling her, digging out her heart with a dagger and sexually assaulting her.
He added: ‘After all she’s screwing us and giving nothing back so it’s only fair I do the same.’
At his home, he smiled when confronted with the evidence of his online messages. Wearing a rock band T-shirt and jeans, he refused to answer further questions, adding: ‘I really don’t want to talk about it.’
'I think that some of the scenes we have seen are frankly pretty distasteful'
Prime Minister David Cameron
Less than 30 minutes later both Twitter accounts were deleted, as was a YouTube page where he posted videos of his guitar performances.
On his MySpace page, Sgt Scott lists his status as ‘swinger’ and occupation as ‘pig’. Under interests, he wrote: ‘Sex, music, wine and sex. Preferably together, usually apart.’
Meanwhile Civil Service union official Darren Williams - a member of Labour's National Policy Forum set up by Blair - used his Facebook page to make his extreme views known saying Tony Blair should be buried in the same coffin as Mrs Thatcher.
Mr Williams posted the remark after the former Labour Prime Minister in a magazine article urged current leader Ed Miliband not to veer to the left.
He used a picture of Blair with a headline 'Blair to Miliband: Don't move left ' - adding the comment: 'I wonder if there might be room for another one in the coffin next Wednesday'.
Mr Williams, 40, a Public and Commercial Services union campaigns officer, later faced a fierce backlash over his comment about next week's St Paul's Cathedral funeral.
A Wales Labour Party official accused Mr Williams - a former aide to Welsh Assembly First Minister Carwyn Jones - of 'being beyond tasteless'.
The National Policy Forum of the Labour Party is part of the policy-making system of the Party set up by Mr Blair.
Welsh Assembly Tory opposition leader Andrew RT Davies, said: 'It is a great shame that Mr Williams' disgraceful attack plays on the recent passing of a mother and grandmother.
Mr Williams later apologised and removed the Facebook comment.
He said: 'This was clearly a facetious remark, albeit a tasteless one. In retrospect, I shouldn't have posted it and I have now taken it down.
'I don't think, however, that anyone could honestly believe that I was advocating Tony Blair's death
'I have never advocated anyone's death and would never do so. I apologise unreservedly for any offence I may have given.'
A Welsh Labour spokesman said: 'The remark has been deleted and the individual concerned has apologised unreservedly.'
Meanwhile Coventry council's Labour leader John Mutton joked he would fly a flag with 'a happy smiling face on' above the Council House for Margaret Thatcher's funeral.
The words came in private council emails leaked to the Coventry Telegraph, as ruling Labour councillors debated whether to fly the Union Flag at half mast for the funeral of the Iron Lady next Wednesday.
The inappropriate joking continued as former Lord Mayor - long-standing Labour councillor Dave Chater - replied: 'Would have preferred to see her hanging from a flagpole in the early 80s!'
Coun Chater told the Telegraph he had 'pressed the wrong button' in replying to the council leader, so his reply mistakenly went to opposition Tory councillors too.
He accused them of leaking the email to the national press, and of trying to make 'political capital' out of Mrs Thatcher's death.
David Cameron yesterday said: ‘I think the overwhelming sense across the country is that we are mourning the loss of someone who gave a huge amount to this country. I think that some of the scenes we have seen are frankly pretty distasteful.’
A serving police officer who sent a series of sickening tweets about the death of Margaret Thatcher has today resigned from his job at Scotland Yard.
Sergeant Jeremy Scott said he hoped the former prime minister’s death at the age of 87 was ‘painful and degrading’.
The 52-year-old Metropolitan Police officer also suggested the world would be a ‘better place’ if David Cameron, too, were dead.
Scotland Yard said today: 'The officer concerned, today submitted his resignation and it was accepted with immediate effect.'
However a spokesman said he would be 'receiving his full pension at an appropriate time' but refused to give further details of the amount involved.
Met Commander Allan Gibson added: 'This officer's behaviour was completely unacceptable and it is right that he has resigned.'
Meanwhile today another public figure, a Labour Party official, was also in hot water for saying Tony Blair should be buried in the same coffin as Mrs Thatcher.
Writing on Twitter, Sgt Scott questioned whether a flypast would ‘bomb’ Lady Thatcher’s coffin and said her passing was ‘87 years too late’.
He said: ‘Goodnight Twitter. The world is a better place today now that c*** is dead. Now for Cameron, May and Osborne.’
The comments of the police officer, sworn to uphold the law, mark a new low in the bitter hate campaign ahead of Lady Thatcher’s funeral.
Sergeant Jeremy Scott, who earns up to £45,000 in a back office role, sparked an internal inquiry when he contacted senior officers within hours of being confronted by the Daily Mail
Tory MP Iain Stewart, who represents Sgt Scott’s constituency of Milton Keynes South, said he was ‘absolutely disgusted’ by the comments.
He said: ‘I will be writing to Sir Bernard and asking him to investigate this further.’
The Met has shown no mercy to other staff caught abusing social networking sites, with seven sacked in the past five years. A further eight resigned or retired after complaints.
Sgt Scott, who earns up to £45,000 in a back office role, sparked an internal inquiry when he contacted senior officers within hours of being confronted by the Daily Mail.
However, asked at his £300,000 home in Milton Keynes if he regretted his comments, he did not apologise. Instead he said: ‘I have about as much remorse as she did.’
A Mail investigation identified Sgt Scott as being responsible for an outspoken anonymous Twitter account called ‘ThinBlueSpeck’.
He used the site to fuel dissent against government reforms of the police service and criticise his superiors.
He advertised his comments as mainly about ‘punk, sex, bad politics and good policing’, adding they are ‘very sweary at times so be ****ing warned’.
A short time after the announcement of Lady Thatcher’s death, he commented: ‘I hope it was painful and degrading’ before labelling her the ‘architect of the hole that is Britain today’.
After lawless outbursts across Britain, the next day he wrote: ‘Marvellous stuff! Margaret Thatcher’s death greeted with street parties in Brixton and Glasgow.’
He later added: ‘Not sure why we should show respect for someone who showed utter contempt for the vast majority of this country.’
He signed off that message with the word ‘dingdong’, a reference to the campaign to make the song Ding Dong! The Witch Is Dead number one in the music charts.
In a further disturbing twist, we can reveal that Sgt Scott is also responsible for a second Twitter account called ‘GovernmentThug’. On it, he described himself as a ‘pleb and proud’ – a reference to the Andrew Mitchell affair.
In one series of messages about Home Secretary Theresa May, he described strangling her, digging out her heart with a dagger and sexually assaulting her.
He added: ‘After all she’s screwing us and giving nothing back so it’s only fair I do the same.’
At his home, he smiled when confronted with the evidence of his online messages. Wearing a rock band T-shirt and jeans, he refused to answer further questions, adding: ‘I really don’t want to talk about it.’
'I think that some of the scenes we have seen are frankly pretty distasteful'
Prime Minister David Cameron
Less than 30 minutes later both Twitter accounts were deleted, as was a YouTube page where he posted videos of his guitar performances.
On his MySpace page, Sgt Scott lists his status as ‘swinger’ and occupation as ‘pig’. Under interests, he wrote: ‘Sex, music, wine and sex. Preferably together, usually apart.’
Meanwhile Civil Service union official Darren Williams - a member of Labour's National Policy Forum set up by Blair - used his Facebook page to make his extreme views known saying Tony Blair should be buried in the same coffin as Mrs Thatcher.
Mr Williams posted the remark after the former Labour Prime Minister in a magazine article urged current leader Ed Miliband not to veer to the left.
He used a picture of Blair with a headline 'Blair to Miliband: Don't move left ' - adding the comment: 'I wonder if there might be room for another one in the coffin next Wednesday'.
Mr Williams, 40, a Public and Commercial Services union campaigns officer, later faced a fierce backlash over his comment about next week's St Paul's Cathedral funeral.
A Wales Labour Party official accused Mr Williams - a former aide to Welsh Assembly First Minister Carwyn Jones - of 'being beyond tasteless'.
The National Policy Forum of the Labour Party is part of the policy-making system of the Party set up by Mr Blair.
Welsh Assembly Tory opposition leader Andrew RT Davies, said: 'It is a great shame that Mr Williams' disgraceful attack plays on the recent passing of a mother and grandmother.
Mr Williams later apologised and removed the Facebook comment.
He said: 'This was clearly a facetious remark, albeit a tasteless one. In retrospect, I shouldn't have posted it and I have now taken it down.
'I don't think, however, that anyone could honestly believe that I was advocating Tony Blair's death
'I have never advocated anyone's death and would never do so. I apologise unreservedly for any offence I may have given.'
A Welsh Labour spokesman said: 'The remark has been deleted and the individual concerned has apologised unreservedly.'
Meanwhile Coventry council's Labour leader John Mutton joked he would fly a flag with 'a happy smiling face on' above the Council House for Margaret Thatcher's funeral.
The words came in private council emails leaked to the Coventry Telegraph, as ruling Labour councillors debated whether to fly the Union Flag at half mast for the funeral of the Iron Lady next Wednesday.
The inappropriate joking continued as former Lord Mayor - long-standing Labour councillor Dave Chater - replied: 'Would have preferred to see her hanging from a flagpole in the early 80s!'
Coun Chater told the Telegraph he had 'pressed the wrong button' in replying to the council leader, so his reply mistakenly went to opposition Tory councillors too.
He accused them of leaking the email to the national press, and of trying to make 'political capital' out of Mrs Thatcher's death.
David Cameron yesterday said: ‘I think the overwhelming sense across the country is that we are mourning the loss of someone who gave a huge amount to this country. I think that some of the scenes we have seen are frankly pretty distasteful.’
