A Scouse mayor was told to “go back home” despite living in the country all his life.
David Burton-Sampson, former mayor of Basildon in Essex, has experienced racial and homophobic abuse on multiple occasions - the “vile rhetoric” is the price he said he has to pay to be a public figure.
The 44-year-old, who is originally from Crosby, previously was on the receiving end of racial slurs by bystanders during a ceremony which marked the county’s LGBTQ+ pride week. Mr Burton-Sampson’s reelection campaign in 2021 was also smeared by social media trolls who suggested he “go back to his own country” despite being from Liverpool. Sadly, these are not isolated incidents of discrimination.
