Jenrick defends comment on not seeing 'another white face' in Handsworth
West Midlands mayor Richard Parker said he believed Jenrick's comments were racist, while Labour Party chair Anna Turley said they reduced people "to the colour of their skin".
Jenrick said on Tuesday he had no regrets about the language he used and would not "shy away" from issues of integration.
In a recording reportedly made during a dinner and published by the Guardian, Jenrick said he had not seen "another white face" in the hour-and-a-half he spent in Handsworth filming a video about litter.
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