Robert Jenrick accused of fuelling ‘toxic nationalism’ with Birmingham claims

Robert Jenrick said on Tuesday it would be wrong to ‘shut down an important debate that we have to have as a country’ about integration. Photograph: Anadolu/Getty Images

Robert Jenrick has been accused of fuelling a “fire of toxic nationalism” after he doubled down on his complaint about “not seeing another white face” in part of Birmingham.

The shadow justice secretary was criticised by politicians across the parties, local leaders and the bishop of Birmingham after the Guardian published his remarks from March.