Emily Thornberry was spotted trying her hand at DJing in a club in Vauxhall last night.
The Islington South MP spun a few tunes at Vauxhall Tavern while attending a Labour fundraiser for mayoral candidate Sadiq Khan.
The public reacted positively when the evening’s secret headliner was announced:
‘Shadow Defence Secretary Emily Thornberry will be joining us tonight to DJ a musicals section’ A GENUINE SENTENCE I JUST READ.
— India Thorogood (@indiathorogood) March 2, 2016
Though some attendees were a little taken aback to see the Shadow Secretary of State for Defence take to the wheels of steel:
In the RVT at the Sadiq Khan fundraiser with Emily Thornberry MP DJ-ing musical hits. I mean WHAT!? — Lee Butterley (@LeeButterley) March 2, 2016
But Twitter was ablaze with praise for the politician, with London Assembly member Tom Copley describing Emily as a “superstar DJ”.
With the next Mayor of London and superstar DJ plus shadow Defence Secretary @EmilyThornberry #Sadiqso pic.twitter.com/6oKBF8VmSO
— Tom Copley (@tomcopley) 2 March 2016
The crowd at the LGBT Labour-organised event were clearly impressed:
.@EmilyThornberry owning it as DJ for @labourlgbt fundraiser for @SadiqKhan #TeamKhan — Emma Toal (@emma_toal) 2 March 2016
When I see DJ Thornberry I think “respect”. https://t.co/geTD5MOSUz — Aidan Kerr (@AidanKerrPol) March 2, 2016
While Ms Thornberry’s co-stars on the decks also praised her performance:
Had a lovely time DJing with @EmilyThornberry MP and @jrawson. pic.twitter.com/f6TNyQ6Efd
— Robin Holley (@robagain) March 3, 2016
And the name of the evening that provoked Ms Thornberry’s unexpected career change? ‘Khan’t Get You Out Of My Head’.
There is an LGBT Labour fundraiser happening called “Khan’t Get You Out Of My Head” and this is the poster: pic.twitter.com/3d2qYQmULo — Dylan B Jones (@dylanbjones) February 18, 2016
Picture: Tom Copley
