PrøvGOLD- Free

Badenoch called 'shockingly offensive' after she blames sexual abuse on 'peasants'
The Independent|January 15, 2025
Kemi Badenoch has been accused of Islamophobia after blaming “peasants” from “sub-communities” in foreign countries for the grooming gangs crisis.
- JESSICA COATES MILLIE COOKE
Badenoch called 'shockingly offensive' after she blames sexual abuse on 'peasants'

The Conservative leader made the comments to GB News on Monday evening (immediately after saying “there’s a lot of generalisation” about the issue) and renewed her calls for a national inquiry.

“One is on the perpetrators’ side: where do these abusers come from?” she asked. “There’s a lot of misinformation, there’s a lot of generalisation and many innocent people will end up being grouped in with them.”

“But there is a systematic pattern of behaviour, not even just from one country, but from sub-communities within those countries,” she continued. “People with a particular background, work background. People with a very poor background, a sort of peasant background, very, very rural, almost cut off from even the home origin countries that they might have been in.”

The remarks from Ms Badenoch, who has previously been accused of jumping on the bandwagon over the grooming gangs scandal, have been met with condemnation.

Denne historien er fra January 15, 2025-utgaven av The Independent.

Start din 7-dagers gratis prøveperiode på Magzter GOLD for å få tilgang til tusenvis av utvalgte premiumhistorier og 9000+ magasiner og aviser.

Denne historien er fra January 15, 2025-utgaven av The Independent.

Start din 7-dagers gratis prøveperiode på Magzter GOLD for å få tilgang til tusenvis av utvalgte premiumhistorier og 9000+ magasiner og aviser.

FLERE HISTORIER FRA THE INDEPENDENTSe alt
United boosted by lucky victory but remain flawed
The Independent

United boosted by lucky victory but remain flawed

“They were lucky to win tonight,” Marco Silva said after Fulham’s 1-0 defeat to Manchester United.

time-read
4 mins  |
January 27, 2025
Second Australian Open title in a row for Sinner
The Independent

Second Australian Open title in a row for Sinner

Zverev says rival in 'different universe' after straight sets loss

time-read
3 mins  |
January 27, 2025
GOING ORGANIC
The Independent

GOING ORGANIC

The Independent's expert Rosamund Hall explores if grapes grown without pesticides are all they are cracked up to be

time-read
5 mins  |
January 27, 2025
Peace deal only chance’ to free hostages, say families
The Independent

Peace deal only chance’ to free hostages, say families

Those waiting for relatives and friends to come home after being held in Gaza urge Israel and Hamas to honour ceasefire

time-read
4 mins  |
January 27, 2025
Presence of Zelensky ally at inauguration shows Trump backs Ukraine, say insiders
The Independent

Presence of Zelensky ally at inauguration shows Trump backs Ukraine, say insiders

Concerns that Donald Trump may be prepared to ditch America’s support for Ukraine and president Volodymyr Zelensky are wrong, insiders have claimed.

time-read
2 mins  |
January 27, 2025
The rise, fall and rise of an actor too good to be ignored
The Independent

The rise, fall and rise of an actor too good to be ignored

As Adrien Brody mounts a comeback courtesy of ambitious drama ‘The Brutalist', Louis Chilton explores why the Oscar winner endured years of cinematic Siberia after 'The Pianist'

time-read
6 mins  |
January 27, 2025
Leicester outsmart Spurs as Postecoglou under pressure
The Independent

Leicester outsmart Spurs as Postecoglou under pressure

Two goals in four second-half minutes helped Leicester earn a first Premier League win since 3 December with a 2-1 victory at Tottenham to pile more pressure on Ange Postecoglou.

time-read
2 mins  |
January 27, 2025
How Trump’s tech bros sucked the life out of Texas
The Independent

How Trump’s tech bros sucked the life out of Texas

A new broligarchy’ of the super-rich has emerged in the US but it is the ordinary citizens and the cities they live in who will suffer from unrestrained growth, warns Alex Hannaford

time-read
6 mins  |
January 27, 2025
China pours tens of millions into the top UK universities
The Independent

China pours tens of millions into the top UK universities

Top British universities have received tens of millions of pounds from Chinese organisations, The Independent can reveal, as experts warn the UK is increasingly becoming a target for Beijing as it looks to increase its global influence and stifle criticism.

time-read
5 mins  |
January 27, 2025
If Russian spies are in UK waters, we have to respond
The Independent

If Russian spies are in UK waters, we have to respond

There have been strong words from Defence Secretary John Healey after a British submarine had to warn off a Russian spy ship in UK waters. His message for Russia was: “We know what you are doing.

time-read
4 mins  |
January 27, 2025

Vi bruker informasjonskapsler for å tilby og forbedre tjenestene våre. Ved å bruke nettstedet vårt samtykker du til informasjonskapsler. Finn ut mer