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The founder of the Pro-Brexit campaign group Leave.EU has made a joke about the climate change activist Greta Thunberg being involved in a 'freak yachting accident.'
The teenager, who has become one of the most prominent people on the planet in raising awareness about climate change, embarked on a zero-carbon two-week voyage across the Atlantic on board a solar-powered yacht on Wednesday.
Images of the 16-year-old onboard the vessel soon began to arrive online, with the Green Party MP Caroline Lucas wishing Thunberg good luck on her trip.
Bon voyage to @GretaThunberg for her 2-week zero-carbon trip by sail across the North Atlantic She’s carrying the… https://t.co/8zKhcir5a5— Caroline Lucas (@Caroline Lucas) 1565795361
Freak yachting accidents do happen in August ... https://t.co/6CPePHYLtu— Arron Banks (@Arron Banks) 1565817064
@Arron_banks It’s appalling to wish harm on a child, whether you agree with her or not.— Svenja O'Donnell (@Svenja O'Donnell) 1565817288
@Arron_banks If your reaction to a teenager not wanting the planet to die in a century is to joke about how you wis… https://t.co/3vLcWOLsik— James Felton (@James Felton) 1565847410
@Arron_banks You are utterly vile. Seek help— Paula Sherriff 🧡 (@Paula Sherriff 🧡) 1565856351
@Arron_banks You are a vile, nasty piece of work— Caroline Voaden (@Caroline Voaden) 1565822261
@Arron_banks grown man issuing veiled threats to a kid, this must be a very proud day for you— shauna (@shauna) 1565825403
Quite and one being used. Obviously I don’t hope she encounters a freak yachting accident! I just enjoy watching th… https://t.co/uDh9JRNGB6— Arron Banks (@Arron Banks) 1565817792
It was a joke .. you lefties have no sense of humour ... https://t.co/ItzpQcnvdI— Arron Banks (@Arron Banks) 1565819072
I suppose you approve of vulnerable children being abused & paraded for political purposes. Typical Labour MP.. https://t.co/EZUMRdknQC— Arron Banks (@Arron Banks) 1565856475
@JuliaHB1 It always amazes me to see the levels of vitriol Greta attracts from the intellectually insecure, seeming… https://t.co/sjJIkYrPq5— Graham Lithgow (@Graham Lithgow) 1565819155
@JuliaHB1 Announcing holiday plans to own a teenager who for not wanting the planet to burn. Edgy.— James Felton (@James Felton) 1565816456
@JuliaHB1 Childish and uncalled for. What has she ever done to you? You’re sounding more and more like Trump every… https://t.co/nrWVxvZqhq— Giulia (@Giulia) 1565809143
16yr old child says “Listen to me! Do what I tell you!” Adult says “Nah, what you’re saying is nonsense.” Other adu… https://t.co/5daUdaeQFi— Julia Hartley-Brewer (@Julia Hartley-Brewer) 1565815247
HT Guardian