(BBC) A Tory MP has defended his claim that some Muslims in West Yorkshire are not taking the pandemic seriously.
Craig Whittaker said the “vast majority” of those breaking the rules in his constituency were from black and minority ethnic (BAME) communities.
Tory peer Baroness Warsi called his comments “divisive nonsense” and Labour said they were “overtly racist.”
But Mr Whittaker said he would continue to speak out to try and prevent excess deaths in BAME communities.
The row came as restrictions on social contacts between households across West Yorkshire, Greater Manchester and parts of Lancashire were re-imposed in response to a rise in infections.
