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Robert Jenrick urged to apologise for 'disgraceful' integration comments
Jenrick described Handsworth as poorly integrated and akin to a slum during a visit, sparking widespread criticism despite local data showing only 8.7% white residents, officials said.
- On March 14, Robert Jenrick, Shadow Justice Secretary, told Conservative activists he did not see another white face in Handsworth and called it close to a slum, a recording obtained by The Guardian shows.
- During a filmed 90-minute visit Jenrick said he would not shy away from raising integration issues while filming a GB News video on litter in Handsworth during Birmingham’s all-out bin strike.
- According to Birmingham City Council and the Office for National Statistics, Handsworth is ethnically mixed with 9% white and 1,032 white residents of 11,814, while Vinod Parekh rejected Jenrick’s portrayal after moving there 35 years ago.
- Community leaders demanded an apology and warned a co-signed letter published on Tuesday said Jenrick's comments could stir division, while Kemi Badenoch defended him and others criticised him.
- Critics warned the remarks could fuel far-right narratives and commentators said the episode highlights a broader integration debate and a shift in Conservative Party rhetoric.
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'He was stating an absolute fact!' Tory chairman backs Robert Jenrick over 'mono-ethnic' community comments
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Like a slum in UK: MP brands area with Indian, Pakistani residents, faces backlash
British MP and shadow minister Robert Jenrick labelled Birmingham's multicultural Soho Road, home to Indian and Pakistani communities, a "slum" and "one of the worst integrated places" in the UK. His remarks triggered a backlash with locals, business leaders, and politicians fiercely defending the area.
·India
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Residents in city suburb hit back at Robert Jenrick's controversial claims - Nottinghamshire Live
Residents in Handsworth, Birmingham, have hit out at Robert Jenrick after the former immigration minister branded the area 'a slum' and said he 'didn't see any white faces'
·Nottingham, United Kingdom
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