Tag: racist
Reform MP’s comments ‘ugly’ but intention was not racist, Farage says
Nigel Farage has said Reform MP Sarah Pochin did not intend to be racist when she complained about adverts being “full” of black and Asian people. It comes after Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer branded the comments racist, with both Labour and the Liberal Democrats calling for Farage to suspend her from the parliamentary party.…
Reform MP’s comments about adverts ‘racist’, says Streeting
Health Secretary Wes Streeting has criticised Reform MP Sarah Pochin for what he called “racist” language after she complained about adverts being “full of black people, full of Asian people”. Speaking on Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg, Streeting claimed Pochin had only said sorry “because she’s been caught and called out”. BBC News has contacted Reform…
Keir Starmer calls Reform migrant policy ‘racist’ and ‘immoral’
Sir Keir Starmer has labelled Reform UK’s policy of scrapping indefinite leave to remain as “racist” and “immoral”. The policy, which could effectively lead to hundreds of thousands of people who are here legally being deported from the UK, was announced by party leader Nigel Farage last week. Sir Keir added he did not think…
Bolsonaro ordered to pay damages for racist remarks in office
Court rules former president, sentenced to 27 years for coup attempt, must pay R$1m for ‘cockroaches’ comment in 2021 Jair Bolsonaro has been ordered to pay R$1m (£138,000) in collective moral damages for remarks deemed “racist” while he was in office. The latest ruling, delivered by a state appeals court, came less than a week…