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Senior Tory Robert Jenrick has been accused of stirring up division as he defended comments about not seeing “another white face” while visiting an area of Birmingham, insisting it “did look like a slum”.
In a race row that overshadowed his Tory conference speech – in which he attacked judges, accusing them of “fighting to keep illegal migrants in the UK” – the shadow justice secretary defended his remarks on what he claims is a lack of integration in some parts of Britain.
He insisted he “won’t shy away” from such issues and s
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