ROBERT Jenrick has refused to apologise for saying he “didn’t see another white face” during a visit to Birmingham - insisting he “won’t shy away” from raising concerns about integration.
The Shadow Justice Secretary said Britain must face up to the reality of “ghettoised communities” and a “dangerous” lack of social cohesion.
His comments have been branded “racist” by Labour figures and local politicians but Tory leader Kemi Badenoch has leapt to his defence, saying there is “nothing wrong with making observations.”
The row erupted after The Guardian obtained a secret recording of Mr Jenrick describing a 90-minute visit to Handsworth earlier this year.
He told Tory members at an Aldridge-Brownhills dinner: “I went to Handsworth in Birmingham the other day to do a video on litter an