Sun Newspaper
At the 2009 Labour Party Conference, Woodley tore up a copy of The Sun newspaper as he made a speech. This was following the paper's announcement that they would be supporting the Conservative Party at the 2010 General Election, having backed the winning Labour Party at the previous three elections.
On tearing the paper, he said:
- "In Liverpool, we learnt a long time ago what to do . I suggest the rest of the country does the same thing."
This was a reference to The Sun's controversial coverage of the Hillsborough Disaster 20 years earlier, which had caused widespread public outrage, and many people on Merseyside had still not forgiven the newspaper.
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