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Kate Devlin,Nadine White and Adam Forrest

New n-word slur found on government website

DWP GovUK Kim Johnson Met Office Oliver Dowden the Cabinet Office

A racial slur has been visible on the government’s official website for the past eight years, The Independent can reveal.

The use of the word “N*****d” to describe Black people on the gov.uk site is set to intensify the growing row.

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