(Sky News) Kemi Badenoch has defended blaming “peasants” from “sub-communities” in foreign countries for the grooming gangs crisis.
Speaking to Sky News’ Sunday Morning with Trevor Phillips, she insisted she would not be “shy” when talking about the scandal, which saw a string of child sexual exploitation convictions of men mostly from Pakistani backgrounds.
Ms Badenoch told GB News last week there is a “systematic pattern of behaviour not even just from one country, but from sub-communities,” adding: “You know, people who are very, very poor, sort of peasant background.”
The Conservative leader faced criticism for her words, with Downing Street saying it was not language Sir Keir Starmer would use.
