Tsvangirai jeered during London speech

Zimbabwean expatriates in London jeered Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai when he urged them to return home to help rebuild the…

Zimbabwean expatriates in London jeered Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai when he urged them to return home to help rebuild the country's ruined economy after a decade of crisis.

Mr Tsvangirai, touring Europe and the United States to garner financial support for Zimbabwe, was booed and heckled during a speech in London when he said: "Zimbabweans must come home."

People listening to the speech gave him a thumbs down sign and chanted "Mugabe must go" before a priest appealed for quiet.

After a disputed presidential election in 2008 which Mr Tsvangirai contested, he joined a unity government with President Robert Mugabe in February.

When MrTsvangirai spoke of the country's progress towards peace and stability, most of the audience of several hundred Zimbabweans erupted, saying it was still too dangerous.

Reuters