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| Lily Allen 'told by cabbie to find an immigrant driver' | |
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| Singer Lily Allen said she has had a "glimpse of what it feels like to be discriminated against" after being shunned by a taxi driver. | Singer Lily Allen said she has had a "glimpse of what it feels like to be discriminated against" after being shunned by a taxi driver. |
| The 31-year-old tweeted she was turned away from a black cab and told to "find an immigrant" to give her a ride. | The 31-year-old tweeted she was turned away from a black cab and told to "find an immigrant" to give her a ride. |
| The alleged altercation comes after she apologised "on behalf of my country" over squalid conditions at the Jungle camp in Calais. | The alleged altercation comes after she apologised "on behalf of my country" over squalid conditions at the Jungle camp in Calais. |
| The Licensed Taxi Drivers' Association said it condemned abusive behaviour. | The Licensed Taxi Drivers' Association said it condemned abusive behaviour. |
| 'Definitely didn't happen' | 'Definitely didn't happen' |
| The singer wrote on Twitter: "Just tried to get in a black cab with my kids. The driver looked at me and said 'find an immigrant to drive you you stupid tart'." | The singer wrote on Twitter: "Just tried to get in a black cab with my kids. The driver looked at me and said 'find an immigrant to drive you you stupid tart'." |
| She went on to add: "Having lived a life of privilege, that interaction has given me a tiny glimpse of what it feels like to be discriminated against." | She went on to add: "Having lived a life of privilege, that interaction has given me a tiny glimpse of what it feels like to be discriminated against." |
| Her claims have been questioned by some. One Twitter user said it "definitely didn't happen", while another asked her to reveal the taxi's registration plate. | |
| She wrote they were "victim shaming" her and replied: "I had both my hands full with children, couldn't get to my phone fast enough." | She wrote they were "victim shaming" her and replied: "I had both my hands full with children, couldn't get to my phone fast enough." |
| The association, which represents about 5,500 black cab drivers in London, said it was urging regulator Transport for London to investigate the pop star's claims. | The association, which represents about 5,500 black cab drivers in London, said it was urging regulator Transport for London to investigate the pop star's claims. |
| General secretary Steve McNamara said: "While it is not clear whether the driver in question was a member, we take any allegation such as this extremely seriously and would condemn any cabbie who treats anyone with such disrespect and uses abusive language in this way. | General secretary Steve McNamara said: "While it is not clear whether the driver in question was a member, we take any allegation such as this extremely seriously and would condemn any cabbie who treats anyone with such disrespect and uses abusive language in this way. |
| "The driver in question has put their license in jeopardy with this appalling behaviour." | "The driver in question has put their license in jeopardy with this appalling behaviour." |
| Earlier this month Allen broke down in tears on the BBC's Victoria Derbyshire programme while meeting 13-year-old Afghan boy Shamsher Sherin. | Earlier this month Allen broke down in tears on the BBC's Victoria Derbyshire programme while meeting 13-year-old Afghan boy Shamsher Sherin. |
| He said he had been at the migrant camp for two months while waiting to be reunited with his father in Birmingham. He joined his father in the city about a week later. | He said he had been at the migrant camp for two months while waiting to be reunited with his father in Birmingham. He joined his father in the city about a week later. |
| During their meeting, Allen told Shamsher: "It just seems that at three different intervals in this young boy's life, the English in particular have put you in danger. | During their meeting, Allen told Shamsher: "It just seems that at three different intervals in this young boy's life, the English in particular have put you in danger. |
| "We've bombed your country, put you in the hands of the Taliban and now put you in danger of risking your life to get into our country. | "We've bombed your country, put you in the hands of the Taliban and now put you in danger of risking your life to get into our country. |
| "I apologise on behalf of my country. I'm sorry for what we have put you through." | "I apologise on behalf of my country. I'm sorry for what we have put you through." |