Labour MP Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi was applauded in the House of Commons after making his powerful question to the UK Prime Minister
UK members of Parliament broke into applause on Wednesday after a powerful question to Boris Johnson in which the prime minister was accused of making"racist and derogatory" remarks. The question from opposition Labour Party MP Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi related to a column written by Johnson last year in which he compared Muslim women to"letterboxes" and"bank robbers." Johnson refused to apologise, saying he had Muslim ancestors and a diverse Cabinet.
UK members of Parliament broke into applause on Wednesday after a powerful question to Boris Johnson in which the prime minister was accused of making"racist and derogatory" remarks. The question from opposition Labour Party MP Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi related to a column written by Johnson last year in which he compared Muslim women to"letterboxes" and"bank robbers." Johnson refused to apologise, saying he had Muslim ancestors and a diverse Cabinet.
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