Labour peer says sorry for calling Rosie Duffield too

Michael Cashman made the remark after the candidate for Canterbury said she was concerned about her safety

A Labour peer has apologised after accusing the party’s Canterbury candidate, Rosie Duffield, of being too “frit or lazy” to attend hustings.

Duffield, who is seeking re-election in Canterbury and has risen to prominence because of her views on sex and gender, said on Friday she would no longer attend hustings because of “constant trolling, spite and misinterpretation”.