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Anna Davis

MPs will ‘not let it lie’ after Tony Sewell stripped of degree

Dr Tony Sewell

(Picture: Photo by ITV/REX)

The “shocking” decision to strip a leading London education expert of his honorary degree after he said the UK was not institutionally racist calls into question free speech on university campuses, MPs heard on Tuesday.

Tom Hunt MP said he and his colleagues were “appalled” at the decision by Nottingham University to strip Dr Tony Sewell of his honorary degree and pledged not to let the matter lie.

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