Boris Johnson has fuelled racism in football says Gary Neville after Manchester derby incident
A racist incident at a football derby between Manchester City and Manchester United was fuelled by Boris Johnson’s anti-immigrant rhetoric, according to Gary Neville.
He was speaking on Sky Sports after Man City said the club was “aware of a video circulating on social media which appears to show a supporter making racial gestures”.
And he said:
Powerful statement from @GNev2 condemning Boris Johnson's shameful record of fuelling racism. pic.twitter.com/GqoRT0M9iU
— Jeremy Corbyn (@jeremycorbyn) December 7, 2019
He’s absolutely right – and for the reason, I’m going to hand you over the Steve Walker of the Skwawkbox blog who has already put it better than I can:
“Johnson – who has called black people piccaninnies, muslim women … bankrobbers and letterboxes and spoken dismissively of African nations – is a figurehead for racism and racists.
“But he also despises working-class people, hard-working single mothers and their children – and has slashed services and scoffed at those who said he was endangering lives. He can’t open his mouth without lying.
“In short, he has done just about everything that should unite ordinary, decent people against him.”
As far as the football incident is concerned, the BBC tells us “a 41-year-old man has been held on suspicion of a racially aggravated public order and remains in custody”.
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