Rupa Huq

Sir Keir Starmer was under pressure to suspend Rupa Huq.

and I think the Labour Party has to be really careful”. The comments from the Ealing Central and Acton MP appeared to have been made at a fringe event at the Labour Party conference in Liverpool on Monday. A Labour party spokesman confirmed the MP for Ealing Central and Acton had the whip removed on Tuesday afternoon

The Conservative Party has demanded Keir Starmer remove the Labour whip from one of his MPs for making “racist comments” about Kwasi Kwarteng.

if you hear him on the Today programme you wouldn’t know he is black.” Huq made the remarks during a fringe event at Labour’s conference in Liverpool on Monday titled: “What’s next for Labour’s agenda on race?” Rupa Huq, the MP for Ealing Central and Acton, said the chancellor was “superficially” black.

The Labour MP for Ealing Central and Acton went on to say, 'You wouldn't know he is black' when listening to him on the radio. She was speaking at a Labour ...

"Now what you can say about him is you're not bringing the voice of black communities in for politics. So my point is that it's kind of what you do." "He's recognisably black... he's got very thatcherite economics. if you look at again, it's about Jo Cox and More in Common. But again, he's got more in common...

Rupa Huq, the Ealing Central and Acton MP, was recorded making the remark at a fringe event at Labour's conference in Liverpool.

And the SNP are not interested in this. Sir Keir was subjected to heckling in his conference speech last year when he criticised the hard-Left. But it also needs the power and resources to shape its own future, whoever's in power in Westminster. Rejecting the idea that the Ukraine conflict was to blame for the economic chaos, he said: 'The war didn't ban onshore wind. The biggest hit to their living standards in a century. Admitting he backed staying in the EU, Sir Keir said he would 'make Brexit work'. And it turns out there is money - for the top 1 per cent.' Why we had to show our support for NATO is non-negotiable. Sir Keir said: 'Labour will make sure that the public money we spend building up British industry, spurs on private investment, stimulates growth … But I don't believe in our union just because of our history. What we have seen in the past few days has no precedent. 'Not too late for her to show that she does.'

Party whip suspended after Labour MP accused of making 'racist' comment about chancellor.

He called for Huq to lose the Labour whip, and added: “I trust you will join me in unequivocally condemning these comments as nothing less than racist.” Huq faced swift condemnation, with a senior Labour source calling the comments “clearly totally inappropriate” and David Lammy, the shadow foreign secretary, telling BBC’s Politics Live programme: “I think those comment are unfortunate. Rupa Huq had the party whip suspended after she was accused of making a “racist” comments about the chancellor.

L. abour MP Rupa Huq has been suspended from the parliamentary Labour party after she described Kwasi Kwarteng as “superficially” black. In audio published ...

and I think the Labour Party has to be really careful”. “I have today contacted Kwasi Kwarteng to offer my sincere and heartfelt apologies for the comments I made at yesterday’s Labour conference fringe meeting,” she tweeted. The MP later apologised to Mr Kwarteng for the comments, which she said were “ill-judged”.

Labour MP Rupa Huq has been administratively suspended after calling the Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng "superficially" black in an audio recording from a ...

That’s why we had to rip anti-Semitism out by its roots.” “We had to change our party and prepare for power all in one go. Change with a purpose. Labour MP Rupa Huq has been administratively suspended from the party after calling the Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng "superficially" black. [was heard in an audio recording](https://order-order.com/2022/09/27/exclusive-labour-mp-claims-kwasi-is-superficially-black/) from a fringe event at Labour’s party conference in Liverpool talking about Kwarteng’s elite school background and saying "you wouldn't know he is black" when listening to him on the radio. The MP Rupa Huq has been suspended after describing the Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng as being "superficially" black (Alamy)

Tory Party chair Jake Berry called her comments racist and disgusting. Deputy Labour leader Angela Rayner said the remarks were "unacceptable". Speaking to the ...

Not too late for her to show that she does." During a Q&A session, she said: "He's superficially, he's, a black man but again he's got more in common... The Conservative Party chair also labelled her words as "vile" and "disgusting".

MP Rupa Huq has had the whip suspended after apparently making the comments at the Labour Party conference. | ITV National News.

If you hear him on the Today programme, you wouldn’t know he is Black.” A Labour spokesperson said "we condemn" the "totally inappropriate" remarks made by Dr Huq earlier on Tuesday and called on her to apologise. In a tweet the Labour MP for Ealing Central and Acton said: "I have today contacted Kwasi Kwarteng to offer my sincere and heartfelt apologies for the comments I made at yesterday’s Labour conference fringe meeting.

Rupa Huq has had the Labour whip suspended pending an investigation into a comment she made at the Labour Party conference, according to BBC Political ...

Please support us by buying us the equivalent of a monthly cup of coffee (or more, if you insist). Does that mean black can’t be well spoken or educated in the independent sector in order to be considered properly black?” The Chiswick Calendar CIC is a community resource. Not too late for her to show that she does.” “Sorry if I was not making myself understood clearly” she said, “superficially he’s a Black man but again, he’s got more in common … Conservative Party chair Jake Berry called her comments racist and disgusting.

The Ealing MP was recorded during a fringe meeting at Labour conference referring to Mr Kwarteng's private school background, and added “you wouldn't know he ...

and I think the Labour Party has to be really careful”. My comments were ill-judged and I wholeheartedly apologise to anyone affected.” She said: “I have today contacted Kwasi Kwarteng to offer my sincere and heartfelt apologies for the comments I made at yesterday’s Labour conference fringe meeting.

Kemi Badenoch was on the receiving end of a remark which has resulted in a Labour MP being suspended from her party.

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An MP has had the Labour party whip suspended after she called Kwasi Kwarteng 'superficially' black. Rupa Huq was heard discussing the chancellor's private ...

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Labour MP Rupa Huq has been administratively suspended from the party pending an investigation after being accused of making an allegedly racist comment ...

[Ms Huq](https://www.thenational.scot/news/22715810.keir-starmer-pressure-suspend-mp-called-kwasi-kwarteng-superficially-black/) is an MP for Ealing Central and Acton, being elected to the position in 2015 after beating out Conservative politician Angie Bray. He had said he had "serious concerns" about the comments and that he hoped "the Labour whip will be withdrawn" as a consequence. [Mr Kwarteng](https://www.thenational.scot/news/22642794.kwasi-kwarteng-refuses-comment-pound-crash/) was made at a Labour conference fringe event on Monday (September 26) entitled "What's Next for Labour's Agenda on Race?"

Sir Keir Starmer has branded comments made by a Labour MP about the Chancellor being "superficially black” as racist.

"She shouldn't have said it. Sir Keir told LBC: "What she said in my view was racist, it was wrong and she's been suspended from the whip in the party and that was done very, very quickly. [Keir Starmer](/topic/keir-starmer) has branded comments made by a [Labour ](/topic/labour) [MP](/topic/mp) about the [Chancellor](/topic/chancellor) being "superficially black” as racist.

Rupa Huq has been suspended as a Labour MP, with leader Sir Keir Starmer calling the remarks racist.

Not too late for her to show that she does." During a Q&A session, she said: "He's superficially, he's, a black man but again he's got more in common... The Conservative Party chair also labelled her words as "vile" and "disgusting".