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Aine Fox

Charity boss offers ‘olive branch’ to Jenrick in migration comments row

A refugee charity boss has offered an ‘olive branch’ to shadow justice secretary Robert Jenrick after suggesting he was xenophobic (Yui Mok/PA) - (PA Wire)

A refugee charity boss who suggested the shadow justice secretary is xenophobic has said he wants the pair to work together to de-escalate fear and anger over migration “rather than ramping up anti-immigrant sentiment”.

Krish Kandiah, a director of Sanctuary Foundation which has previously helped refugees from Ukraine and Afghanistan, said he was offering an “olive branch” to Robert Jenrick.

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