A Tory MP has sparked fury after claiming the "vast majority" of people breaking lockdown rules are from the BAME community.
Craig Whittaker was condemned by Labour today and faced calls to apologise after he moaned "sections of our community" are not taking Covid-19 "seriously".
When asked if he was talking about the Muslim community, the Tory MP told LBC: "Of course. "And if you look at the areas where we've seen rises and cases, the vast majority, not by any stretch of the imagination all areas, but it is the BAME communities that are not taking this seriously enough." Told the comments could earn him a lot of criticism, and asked if he was ready for a backlash, he said: "Absolutely. "I've been challenging our local leaders now for...
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