Woman asked to take dirty shoes off train seat - but SHE erupts calling Tory 'white idiot'
A WOMAN who was asked to take her “dirty” shoes off a train seat by a Tory councillor responsible for London’s transport erupted and branded him a “white idiot”.
Keith Prince, of the London Assembly, was filmed by a fellow commuter in a dispute which began with an intrusion of space and quickly turned nasty.
The video, posted on the Dartford Rail Travellers Association Facebook page, shows the moment the altercation occurred after the young woman seemed to have put her feet on Mr Prince’s seat.
A witness said: “It started because she had her feet on his chair as he went over to sit down.”
The woman allegedly told Mr Prince: “You’re and idiot, I’ll f***ing slap you.”
As Mr Prince began to raise his voice over the woman’s shouting - both becoming inaudible for a few seconds - she launched personal attacks at the Tory politician.
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She said: “That’s why you’re not married, you idiot.”
After finding out he is indeed married, to a woman from Nigeria, she said “your wife is from where I’m from”, before adding: “She’s cheating on you. She’s using you for your money.”
The woman proceeds to go on her phone, saying out loud: “So I get on the train and this white idiot…”
The passenger who took the video said the incident happened on the 8.50am Southeastern train travelling from Dartford to London.
They said: “She took her feet off of the chair and then brushed them against his suit - he wasn't happy anyway and this pushed him overboard.
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“The man then put his feet back on hers and that's when she kicked off.”
The witness added: “It seemed to cool off rather quickly after they both had their phones out.
“By the end of their journey they were laughing with each other and talking about his wife’s heritage.”
The politician, who is married to Nigerian Temitayo, apologised for disturbing passengers and added that by the end of the row he and the woman had resolved their differences.
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Mr Prince said: “I regret getting involved in such a petty dispute.
“This is one of those situations in which is it better to simply walk away.
“By the end of the journey we were joking with each other and having a pleasant conversation. That said, I'd like to apologise to my fellow commuters for the disturbance our initial disagreement caused.”
A spokeswoman for Southeastern said they had not received any reports of the incident.
