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Josh Salisbury and Nicholas Cecil

Jimmy Carr Holocaust joke on Netflix show ‘deeply disturbing’, says Downing Street

Downing Street has slammed comedian Jimmy Carr’s remarks about the Holocaust saying “it’s unacceptable to make light of genocide”.

It comes after Health Secretary Sajid Javid suggested people should boycott Carr amid ongoing controversy surrounding his comments about the Holocaust and the traveller community.

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