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A Cabinet minister has levelled accusations of racism against Reform UK MP Sarah Pochin following her statement, "it drives me mad when I see adverts full of black people, full of Asian people".

Health Secretary Wes Streeting branded her remarks as "a disgrace", criticising Reform UK's leader Nigel Farage for failing to admonish her.

Runcorn and Helsby MP Ms Pochin admitted her comments were "phrased poorly" and expressed regret for any offence caused.

However, Mr Streeting told the BBC's Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg: "She's only sorry that she's been caught and called out, and she said the quiet bit loud.

He continued: "What we have seen on our streets in recent weeks and months is a return of 1970s, 1980s-style racism that I thought we had left in the history boo

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