In his first Prime Minister’s Questions, U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson came under fire for “racist” comments he has made in the past.
In his first Prime Minister’s Questions, Boris Johnson came under fire for “racist” comments he has made in the past.
Dhesi asked “when will the prime minister finally apologise for his derogatory and racist remarks … which have led to a spike in hate crime?” He also asked when the Prime Minister would order an inquiry into allegations of Islamophobia in the Conservative Party. Earlier this month, the Conservative Party chairman James Cleverly committed to such an inquiry.
Johnson’s August column, titled “Denmark has got it wrong. Yes, the burka is oppressive and ridiculous – but that's still no reason to ban it” argued that it was not a sensible political strategy to ban the burka, while at the same time using language that many found offensive. Victim Support, another British non-profit organization who assist victims of hate crimes told ABC News that in 2018 they “offered information and support to around 25,000 people who had experienced hate crime, the majority of which was racially or religiously motivated, which is an increase of 23% on the previous year.”
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