‘Floppy’ Labour are turning a blind eye to sex grooming gangs for fear of being called racist, claims sacked MP
- Sarah Champion noted ‘problem’ with British-Pakistani men raping white girls
- Rotherham MP was sacked by Jeremy Corbyn last month for making comments
- Now she has said the ‘floppy left’ refuses to discuss certain topics out of fear
- She accused many Labour members in London don’t understand rest of the UK
The Left is turning a blind eye to sex grooming gangs for fear of being branded racist, a sacked Labour MP has said.
Sarah Champion was dismissed from the shadow front bench last month for saying that Britain has a ‘problem’ with British Pakistani men exploiting white girls
In her first interview since then, the former shadow women and equalities secretary said the ‘floppy left’ was failing vulnerable children with its silence.
In a newspaper piece last month, the MP said: ‘Britain has a problem with British Pakistani men raping and exploiting white girls.’
The Left is turning a blind eye to sex grooming gangs for fear of being branded racist, a sacked Labour MP has said.
Sarah Champion was dismissed from the shadow front bench last month for saying that Britain has a ‘problem’ with British Pakistani men exploiting white girls.
In her first interview since then, the former shadow women and equalities secretary said the ‘floppy left’ was failing vulnerable children with its silence.
In a newspaper piece last month, the MP said: ‘Britain has a problem with British Pakistani men raping and exploiting white girls.’
She quit her role after the piece caused an outcry among her Labour colleagues.
After her resignation Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn – an MP in Islington, north London – said his party would not ‘blame’ or ‘demonise any particular group’.
He accused the paper of inciting Islamophobia and stigmatising ‘entire communities’. But Labour was accused of stifling free speech.
The Rotherham MP used an interview with The Times yesterday to highlight differences in attitudes between the capital and Labour’s northern heartlands.
She said a liberal fear of being branded racist was preventing those on the Left from speaking out.
She said: ‘If I’m on the floppy left, to be accused of racism is probably the worst thing you can call me. That fear will motivate me to step away from a lot of topics I’d maybe tackle head on if I didn’t have that phobia.’
Her constituency Rotherham was home to one of the most high-profile grooming scandals.
After her resignation Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn – a (Marxist) MP in Islington, north London – said his party would not ‘blame’ or ‘demonise any particular group’
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