Emily Thornberry Twitter row: white van man Dan Ware is cage fighter who says 'she's caused me a lot of grief' Mr Ware, a car dealer who has four children with his ex-wife, lives with his new partner, Donna, and shares parenting duties with the children's mother. He was upset not only at the way Mrs Thornberry appeared to be looking down her nose at the three England flags on his house in Strood, Kent, but also by the fact that his white Ford Transit van's number plate was clearly legible in the picture she tweeted. "She's caused me a lot of grief," he said. She's been very stupid. Mr Ware, a passionate fan of both the England football team and West Ham United, describes himself as a Sun reader as well as being "working class." He and his then wife bought his house for £119,000 in 2002. He is the sort of voter Labour needs on its side if it is to stand any chance at next year's general election, but is so disaffected with politics he says he "can't even remember when I last voted" because: "No matter who you have in, it doesn't matter." He had not even been aware that a by-election was happening in Rochester and Strood before reporters started knocking on his door. His neighbour Sharon Taft, 54, said: "Dan is a gentleman, he is a gentle giant. Everyone thinks it's ridiculous what has happened, he put [the flags] up for the World Cup and just kept them there. I think he just feels a bit embarrassed about it all, he's quite a private person. Another neighbour said: "We all saw him this morning and asked for his autograph. He was a bit red-faced but took it in good spirits. He's just a normal bloke, there was no reason for her to say what she did and post the picture. He is a cage fighter so I wouldn't want to get on the wrong side of him, but out of the cage, he isn't like that at all, he's so nice.