US EditionOxford Union Ousts President-Elect Over Charlie Kirk Posts
- On Saturday, incoming Oxford Union president George Abaraonye lost a confidence vote, with 1,228 voting to remove him and 501 expressing confidence after 1,746 members voted and 17 ballots were spoilt.
- Following social-media posts that celebrated Charlie Kirk's death, George Abaraonye faced disciplinary proceedings last month after reports of WhatsApp and Instagram posts.
- Reports note that Charlie Kirk was a political activist and podcaster and co-founder of Turning Point USA, shot dead during a student debate, with Tyler Robinson from Utah charged last month.
- Responding to the membership decision, Abaraonye framed the vote as a chance to reclaim `true accountability and that the Oxford Union must remain a place where students can make mistakes, apologise sincerely, and learn from them`, telling GB News the `poll was compromised`.
- Founded in 1823, the Oxford Union's recent turmoil highlights institutional strains as a source warned harassment, censorship and abuse contradict its founding principles.
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Oxford debating society votes to oust president over Kirk remarks
The Oxford Union debating society announced Tuesday the ouster of President-elect George Abaraonye after reported comments celebrating the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk. Abaraonye lost the no-confidence vote, with more than two-thirds of the Oxford society, one of the oldest in Britain, voting for his resignation. The incoming president allegedly celebrated the killing of Charlie Kirk on Instagram and WhatsApp, posting…
Daniel Hannan: The Oxford Union has ditched its president - but he was merely a symptom of deeper decline
Lord Hannan of Kingsclere was a Conservative MEP from 1999 to 2020 and is now President of the Institute for Free Trade. Believe it or not, I feel sorry for George Abaraonye, the now-ousted president-elect of the Oxford Union. He put himself in an impossible position by his response to Charlie Kirk’s murder, and mine was one of the votes that ousted him (the tally, after three days of wrangles and challenges, was 1228 to 501, comfortably in exce…
Oxford Union President-Elect Who Celebrated Charlie Kirk Shooting Ousted - The Thinking Conservative News
Oxford Union’s president-elect was ousted after making remarks celebrating the assassination of conservative commentator Charlie Kirk. The post Oxford Union President-Elect Who Celebrated Charlie Kirk Shooting Ousted appeared first on The Thinking Conservative News.
Ex-President of Oxford Union issues stark free speech warning on GB News over George Abaraonye controversy
A former President of the Oxford Union has hit out at the series of "unedifying scandals" that has gripped the age-old British institution after George Abaraonye was booted out of the top position
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