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A Conservative councilor claims the prime minister has apologized for being “hurt” by Suera Braverman’s comments.
Shabazz Arif, chief of staff for the Conservative group of the Labor-run Bury council, suggests Sunak raised the issue of Suela Braverman’s comments during a recent visit to the area. issued a statement.
He claimed in a statement published on WhatsApp, IDuring the Prime Minister’s visit to Bury, Greater Manchester last week, he said he “raised the question of the home secretary’s remarks deeply hurting British Pakistani society”.
“The prime minister apologized for hurting feelings and said British Pakistanis are an integral part of British society.
The Conservative MP added that he was a “proud British Pakistani and a positive contributor to civil society”.
The Home Secretary has widely accused groom gangs targeting young girls of “predominance” of “British Pakistani men whose cultural values are in stark contrast to British ones”. It’s been criticized.
talk to skynews sophie ridge on sunday She also said at a program earlier this month that police and city council officials “turned a blind eye to these signs of abuse for fear of political correctness and being called racist.”
A report commissioned by the UK Home Office in 2020 found that most child sex offenders in the group were men under the age of 30, the majority were white, and grooming gang members could be black or Asian. There is not enough evidence to show whether the
Shortly after her comment, Sunak did not repeat Braverman’s words, but told the station that “cultural sensitivity” and “political correctness” should not be factors in bringing grooming gangs to justice. rice field.
Nazir Afzal, the former chief prosecutor who brought abusers to justice in Rochdale, said: I Brabberman’s focus on grooming gang ethnicity is “dangerous” for victims because it gives them a “false sense of security” when faced with white predators.
He accused the Home Secretary of being “targeted to a particular audience” and “against refugees and asylum seekers”, describing it as “dangerous territory”.
A coalition of groups, including the British Pakistan Foundation, also sent a series of joint letters to the prime minister asking Braverman to withdraw his comments.
Former Conservative Party chairman Baroness Warsi backed the letter, telling BBC News that the Home Secretary’s remarks had made many British Asians fear an attack.
She said that Ms. Braverman, in the context of half a million children being sexually abused each year, by focusing on a “small subset” of perpetrators, British Pakistanis, “enhances the community as a whole.” was hurting,” he added.
No 10 declined to comment saying they were not aware of the conversation