Tory MP apologises after promoting clip of ‘Rothschilds’ poem

He says, "The Rothschilds are the richest banking family in this world and that’s got nothing to do with them being Jewish and everything to do with them being multi-billionaires who really do influence the dollar, pound and yen.”

Pro-working-class, Middlesbrough-born poet Mr McGlade goes on to criticise  the “globalist walls of Jericho” and suggests he will not pander or apologise to “liberal”  movements such as Black Lives Matter, saying he is “not responsible for slavery”.

Speaking to The Manchester Evening News, Mr Green explained the he deleted the tweet as soon as he realised what the rest of the poem contained.

"The key thing is that as soon as you know that you have done something wrong you address it," he said.

In a follow-up tweet, he wrote: "Antisemitism comes in many forms, some more obvious than others. I tweeted a section of a poem that in other parts referenced ‘New World Order’ & ‘Rothschilds’.

"I should have been more careful about what and who I was tweeting. I offer a full & unreserved apology & have deleted the tweet."

Mr Green was further criticised last week after writing “Black Lives Matter is a leftist lie” on social media although he insisted he supported the wider goal of equality for all.

He has also faced complaints from local constituents who say he has blocked them on Twitter.

Mr Green said  social media was not the right place to discuss contentious issues and invited constituents to email or write to him instead.

He said: “There’s a few reasons for blocking people. People I find offensive – that’s one perfectly reasonable reason to block people, but that’s not everyone.”