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| Rupa Huq MP's Kwasi Kwarteng remarks were racist - London mayor | Rupa Huq MP's Kwasi Kwarteng remarks were racist - London mayor |
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| Rupa Huq was suspended from sitting as a Labour MP | |
| Mayor of London Sadiq Khan believes comments made by MP Rupa Huq about Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng were "racist". | Mayor of London Sadiq Khan believes comments made by MP Rupa Huq about Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng were "racist". |
| Ms Huq called Mr Kwarteng "superficially" black at a Labour Party conference fringe event. | Ms Huq called Mr Kwarteng "superficially" black at a Labour Party conference fringe event. |
| She has been suspended from sitting as a Labour MP, pending an investigation. | She has been suspended from sitting as a Labour MP, pending an investigation. |
| Mr Khan told BBC Radio London the Ealing Central and Acton MP's comments were "wrong" but confirmed Huq was "not racist". | Mr Khan told BBC Radio London the Ealing Central and Acton MP's comments were "wrong" but confirmed Huq was "not racist". |
| Ms Huq also said at the event: "If you hear him on the Today programme, you wouldn't know he's black." | Ms Huq also said at the event: "If you hear him on the Today programme, you wouldn't know he's black." |
| Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer also called the remarks "racist", adding he will let the investigation "take its course". | Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer also called the remarks "racist", adding he will let the investigation "take its course". |
| He told BBC Breakfast: "It's not for me to tell that independent process what they should do." | He told BBC Breakfast: "It's not for me to tell that independent process what they should do." |
| Ms Huq, who will now sit in Parliament as an independent, was recorded making the comments on Monday evening at a fringe event entitled What's Next for Labour's Agenda on Race. | Ms Huq, who will now sit in Parliament as an independent, was recorded making the comments on Monday evening at a fringe event entitled What's Next for Labour's Agenda on Race. |
| The audio clip was published by the Guido Fawkes website minutes before Sir Keir began his speech to the Labour Party conference in Liverpool. | The audio clip was published by the Guido Fawkes website minutes before Sir Keir began his speech to the Labour Party conference in Liverpool. |
| 'She was wrong' | 'She was wrong' |
| During a Q&A event, Ms Huq said: "He's superficially, he's, a black man but again he's got more in common... he went to Eton, he went to a very expensive prep school, all the way through top schools in the country. | During a Q&A event, Ms Huq said: "He's superficially, he's, a black man but again he's got more in common... he went to Eton, he went to a very expensive prep school, all the way through top schools in the country. |
| "If you hear him on the Today programme you wouldn't know he's black." | "If you hear him on the Today programme you wouldn't know he's black." |
| "Rupa is not racist" but the Ealing Central MPs comment was racist, according to the Mayor of London @SadiqKhan | @mayoroflondon | @EddieNestorMBE 📰 Read more from BBC News: Rupa Huq MP apologises for 'superficially' black remark https://t.co/8FB62dY8Nv pic.twitter.com/W3zkH07ycx | "Rupa is not racist" but the Ealing Central MPs comment was racist, according to the Mayor of London @SadiqKhan | @mayoroflondon | @EddieNestorMBE 📰 Read more from BBC News: Rupa Huq MP apologises for 'superficially' black remark https://t.co/8FB62dY8Nv pic.twitter.com/W3zkH07ycx |
| Mr Khan criticised his "friend" for her remarks. "She was wrong," the mayor said. | Mr Khan criticised his "friend" for her remarks. "She was wrong," the mayor said. |
| "She has apologised, she should not have said that." | "She has apologised, she should not have said that." |
| "What it infers is that all black people speak a certain way and all black people are working class." | "What it infers is that all black people speak a certain way and all black people are working class." |
| "Rupa is not racist but that comment was." | "Rupa is not racist but that comment was." |
| Mr Khan said Ms Huq's comments played into a stereotype that all black people "are one way" | Mr Khan said Ms Huq's comments played into a stereotype that all black people "are one way" |
| Mr Khan added he would be speaking with Ms Huq but hoped they could remain friends after the incident. | Mr Khan added he would be speaking with Ms Huq but hoped they could remain friends after the incident. |
| "I was really pleased she apologised," he added. | "I was really pleased she apologised," he added. |
| "She does not stop being my friend for saying something she should not have said." | "She does not stop being my friend for saying something she should not have said." |
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