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| Emma Dent Coad MP apologises over 'racist blog post' | Emma Dent Coad MP apologises over 'racist blog post' |
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| A Labour MP accused of writing a "racist" article about a London Assembly member has apologised for "any offence caused". | A Labour MP accused of writing a "racist" article about a London Assembly member has apologised for "any offence caused". |
| Emma Dent Coad wrote a blog piece in 2010 in which she labelled Shaun Bailey a "token ghetto boy". | Emma Dent Coad wrote a blog piece in 2010 in which she labelled Shaun Bailey a "token ghetto boy". |
| Mr Bailey called the piece a "hate-filled, racist article". | Mr Bailey called the piece a "hate-filled, racist article". |
| Ms Dent Coad told BBC Radio London she had been quoting "an Afro-Carribean" constituent in her blog. She added: "If [Mr Bailey] is offended, I apologise." | |
| In the piece Ms Dent Coad claimed Mr Bailey, who was a parliamentary candidate for Hammersmith, had "stigmatised" the area he was born in by referring to it as a "ghetto". | In the piece Ms Dent Coad claimed Mr Bailey, who was a parliamentary candidate for Hammersmith, had "stigmatised" the area he was born in by referring to it as a "ghetto". |
| "Who can say where this man will ever fit in, however hard he tries? One day he is the 'token ghetto boy' standing behind D Cameron, the next 'looking interested' beside G Osborne. Ever felt used?", she wrote. | "Who can say where this man will ever fit in, however hard he tries? One day he is the 'token ghetto boy' standing behind D Cameron, the next 'looking interested' beside G Osborne. Ever felt used?", she wrote. |
| After the blog post was highlighted, Mr Bailey said he had never been "labelled a 'token ghetto boy'" before and was "shocked and saddened" by the article. | After the blog post was highlighted, Mr Bailey said he had never been "labelled a 'token ghetto boy'" before and was "shocked and saddened" by the article. |
| He said Ms Dent Coad's "use of language should not be acceptable for an elected politician... and she should be ashamed". | He said Ms Dent Coad's "use of language should not be acceptable for an elected politician... and she should be ashamed". |