Badenoch defends Jenrick’s remarks about ‘people from alien cultures’
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Shadow justice secretary’s comments about British Pakistanis were condemned by former race adviser. Kemi Badenoch has defended Robert Jenrick after he described Britons of Pakistani origin as “people from alien cultures”, saying it was vital to have an open debate about the abuse and rape of women and girls by grooming gangs.
The Conservative leader’s intervention was made after Samuel Kasumu, a former Tory adviser on race issues, said Jenrick’s comments were highly divisive and risked people getting killed. Jenrick, the shadow justice secretary, has been particularly outspoken on the issue after it emerged that the government had refused a request by Oldham council to hold another national inquiry into failings over the cases, saying a local investigation would be more productive.
In a lengthy tweet on Saturday, Jenrick said the crimes had been “legalised and actively covered up to prevent disorder” because authorities were concerned that a predominance of men of British-Pakistani origin among the offenders would harm community relations.
“This appalling affair is the final nail in the coffin for liberals who still cling to the argument that Britain is an integration success story,” Jenrick wrote. “The scandal started with the onset of mass migration. Importing hundreds of thousands of people from alien cultures, who possess medieval attitudes towards women, brought us here.”.
