Deputy leader of Reform UK, David Bull, has issued an unreserved apology to Prime Minister Rishi Sunak after a Channel 4 News undercover report revealed a canvasser using racist language, specifically the term 'Paki,' to describe Sunak. The Prime Minister expressed his hurt and sadness over the incident, noting that he had to repeat the offensive language to highlight the slurs. Sunak also defended his decision to accept a £15m donation from Frank Hester, despite the controversy surrounding the use of racist remarks.
Rishi Sunak defends taking Frank Hester cash after saying racism must be called out https://t.co/LHEdjUlNUS
"I did it deliberately, I hated doing it" PM Rishi Sunak says it's "sad" that in 2024 he felt he had to repeat racist language in order to "call out" slurs used against him by a Reform UK campaigner #BBCLauraK https://t.co/xn8jD2yuFZ https://t.co/HvzhxwwcSW
Rishi Sunak "Hurt" After Right-Wing Party Calls Him "Paki" https://t.co/4NRGJYUREX
"Sunak has unfortunately helped normalise a political environment in which Farag€ can say ‘they are just talking like ordinary folk...’" Sunak is happy to use racism for political gain, IMO. If the "P_ki" remark had come from Hester with £15m, what would he have done? Exactly. https://t.co/e5nE8BsdY1
'It is absolutely unacceptable to be subjected to that kind of language.' Deputy leader of Reform UK David Bull says he 'apologises unreservedly' to Rishi Sunak, after a Channel 4 News undercover report exposed examples of racist language by a canvasser about the Prime Minister. https://t.co/YHi4vpboBM