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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Rajeev Syal Home affairs editor

Top Tories and Trump helped create ‘overt racism’ in UK, says Labour minister

Angela Eagle
The minister in charge of irregular migration, Angela Eagle, was speaking to a Refugee Council fringe meeting at the Labour conference. Photograph: Ian Forsyth/Getty Images

Donald Trump and senior Conservatives have helped to create a space for “overt racism” that has spilled on to British streets, a Home Office minister has told Labour delegates.

Angela Eagle, the minister in charge of irregular migration, said the Republican presidential candidate had helped to create “vitriol” against migrants through social media.

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