Sentences with phrase «race row»

While Ukip are the most trusted party on the subject of immigration, these continued race rows risk alienating otherwise sympathetic voters.

Farage's call for anti-discrimination legislation to be axed is just the latest race row to engulf Ukip in recent months.

Labour was plunged into a new race row last night after its supporters bombarded Sajid Javid with abuse.

This promptly became a «Tory race row».

Metropolitan police are investigating a threatening letter sent to Queens Park Rangers defender Anton Ferdinand who is involved in a race row with Chelsea and England soccer captain John Terry.

Suarez feels he has been made a scapegoat in the race row with Evra, and Liverpool manager Kenny Dalglish has also staunchly defended the forward, insisting his words had been â $ ˜ wrongly interpretedâ $ ™.

The campaign was tarnished by the race row involving Suarez and Manchester United's French left - back Patrice Evra, after which the Liverpool striker was given an eight match ban.

In a day of extraordinary contrition, Kenny Dalglish and Luis Suarez publicly apologised for the events at Old Trafford on Saturday, which threatened to reopen a race row between Liverpool and Manchester United.

The Newark MP was unceremoniously dropped from his position as homeland security spokesperson after becoming embroiled in a race row while in opposition.

Actor Ian McDiarmid doesn't shy from controversial roles - he's swapping the most evil man in the universe for the race row MP

Letwin's comments about the morals of black people sparked a race row in 2015 — 30 years after he first made them.

In 2001, Townend sparked a race row when responding to Robin Cook's «chicken tikka masala» speech in which the then foreign secretary hailed Britain's varied communities.

The race row comes as Labour leader Mr Corbyn continues to be dogged by claims that he is failing to stamp out anti-Semitism in the party.

A lawyer who was described as «untruthful» by a judge in an employment tribunal case is taking Scottish Labour to court amid a race row in a Westminster selection contest.

The race row inflamed by shock columnist Andrew Bolt will add interest to speeches by academic Marcia Langton and Race Discrimination Commissioner Tim Soutphommasane and to a comedy event — «Is racism the new black?»