MP Rupa Huq has been suspended from the Labour Party after she was heard describing the chancellor, Kwasi Kwarteng, as "superficially" black.
Criticism came flooding in from senior Labour politicians such as Angela Rayner and David Lammy. The comments were revealed via audio which was published online.
In the audio, Ms Huq can be heard discussing Mr Kwarteng's educational background at an elite school, where she mentions that "you wouldn't know he is black" when listening to him on the radio.
The comments were believed to have been made at a fringe event at the Labour conference in Liverpool on Monday. Read more: Police praise 'heroic' firefighters who saved a man's life after rescuing him from burning flat Ms Huq has now apologised for the comments she made following her suspension.
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