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| Labour MP Pat Glass apologises for calling voter a 'horrible racist' | |
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| A Labour MP has apologised for calling a voter a “horrible racist” while campaigning during the European Union referendum. | A Labour MP has apologised for calling a voter a “horrible racist” while campaigning during the European Union referendum. |
| Pat Glass, the shadow Europe minister, said she was “never coming back” to Sawley in Derbyshire after a conversation with a resident about immigration. | Pat Glass, the shadow Europe minister, said she was “never coming back” to Sawley in Derbyshire after a conversation with a resident about immigration. |
| BBC Radio Derby reported that the unidentified voter had referred to a local Polish family as “scroungers” during the conversation. | BBC Radio Derby reported that the unidentified voter had referred to a local Polish family as “scroungers” during the conversation. |
| Ms Glass said: “The very first person I come to was a horrible racist. I’m never coming back to wherever this is. | Ms Glass said: “The very first person I come to was a horrible racist. I’m never coming back to wherever this is. |
| The MP however later apologised, saying it was important to engage positively with people with different views. | The MP however later apologised, saying it was important to engage positively with people with different views. |
| “The comments I made were inappropriate and I regret them,” she said. | “The comments I made were inappropriate and I regret them,” she said. |
| “Concerns about immigration are entirely valid and it’s important that politicians engage with them. | “Concerns about immigration are entirely valid and it’s important that politicians engage with them. |
| “I apologise to the people living in Sawley for any offence I have caused.” | “I apologise to the people living in Sawley for any offence I have caused.” |
| Ms Glass has been the MP for North West Durham since 2010. | Ms Glass has been the MP for North West Durham since 2010. |
| The episode recalls an encounter Gordon Brown had with a voter during the 2010 general election campaign. | The episode recalls an encounter Gordon Brown had with a voter during the 2010 general election campaign. |
| Mr Brown was caught off-guard on a microphone referring to Gillian Duffy as a “bigoted woman” after she complained about what she believed the effect of immigration was. | Mr Brown was caught off-guard on a microphone referring to Gillian Duffy as a “bigoted woman” after she complained about what she believed the effect of immigration was. |
| That incident sparked prolonged coverage for the rest of the general election campaign. | That incident sparked prolonged coverage for the rest of the general election campaign. |
| Under Jeremy Corbyn Labour has launched a 'listening' excercise on the subject of immigration. | Under Jeremy Corbyn Labour has launched a 'listening' excercise on the subject of immigration. |
| Shadow home secretary Andy Burnham has suggested that areas which receive high immigration should be given more EU cash to compensate for pressure on services. | Shadow home secretary Andy Burnham has suggested that areas which receive high immigration should be given more EU cash to compensate for pressure on services. |
| Mr Corbyn himself himself has suggested that the EU should enforce minimum wage standards across Europe to give British workers a "level playing field". | Mr Corbyn himself himself has suggested that the EU should enforce minimum wage standards across Europe to give British workers a "level playing field". |