Racism

Brexit Party candidate and former Conservative minister Ann Widdecombe has refused to apologise for using the word “golliwog” in a group chat with Brexit Party activists. Widdecombe, who is standing for the Brexit Party in the Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport constituency, used the word in a WhatsApp message that has been leaked by concerned members. After screenshots of her messages were leaked to the Plymouth Herald, the 72-year-old refused to apologise. A screenshot shows her message saying: “Yes, I threw all my toys of the pram. Bears and gollywogs flying...

Brexit Party candidate and former Conservative minister Ann Widdecombe has refused to apologise for using the word “golliwog” in a group chat with Brexit Party activists. Widdecombe, who is standing for the Brexit Party in the Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport constituency, used the word in a WhatsApp message that has been leaked by concerned members. After screenshots of her messages were leaked to the Plymouth Herald, the 72-year-old refused to apologise. A screenshot shows her message saying: “Yes, I threw all my toys of the pram. Bears and gollywogs flying...

The UK’s Conservative Party Prime Minister Boris Johnson once attacked gay people for serving in their country’s armed forces, called LGBTQ people “tank-topped bum boys,” and even supported a claim from foreign dictator Robert Mugabe that the opposing British Labour Party was composed of “gay gangsters.” “Across the country, there are many Tories who wish their party leadership would speak up more strongly against, say, gays in the military,” Johnson said. “They are, of course, right.” Prime Minister Johnson, who at times has cozied up to U.S. President Donald Trump, refused to...

The UK’s Conservative Party Prime Minister Boris Johnson once attacked gay people for serving in their country’s armed forces, called LGBTQ people “tank-topped bum boys,” and even supported a claim from foreign dictator Robert Mugabe that the opposing British Labour Party was composed of “gay gangsters.” “Across the country, there are many Tories who wish their party leadership would speak up more strongly against, say, gays in the military,” Johnson said. “They are, of course, right.” Prime Minister Johnson, who at times has cozied up to U.S. President Donald Trump, refused to...