Keir Starmer kept quiet about this – and who can blame him?

In the midst of renewed concern about the overt racism in the Labour Party under Starmer’s leadership, it has been revealed that Angela Smith, the woman who described people of colour as having a “funny tinge” was quietly re-admitted, some time ago.

Here’s Cornish Damo to give you the details:

Let’s have a quick reminder of what she said, back in 2019:

She did subsequently apologise.

But she is now back in a party that is happy to harbour overt racists.

What conclusion does she think people will draw about her, then? Or about Labour itself?

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