“It is therefore with regret that I tender my resignation as shadow secretary of state for women and equalities.”Facebook Twitter Pinterest The column by Sarah Champion in the Sun. Sarah Champion distances herself from Sun article on British Pakistani men Read moreIn her published piece, Champion wrote: “Britain has a problem with British Pakistani men raping and exploiting white girls. These people are predators and the common denominator is their ethnic heritage.”Of the Kavanagh piece, Champion said she was horrified that a “repulsive and extreme Islamophobic” column had quoted her positively. The Kavanagh column has drawn widespread condemnation, including from the Muslim Council of Britain and the Board of Deputies of British Jews. The letter was signed by Champion, the shadow cabinet ministers Diane Abbott and Angela Rayner, and Conservatives including the former cabinet ministers Baroness Warsi and Anna Soubry.

Source: The Guardian August 16, 2017 15:28 UTC