Sir Roger Gale MP, Conservative Member of Parliament, stated on radio that 'all Russians living in the UK should be deported to send a message to President Putin'. This happened after Prime Minister Boris Johnson speaking in the House of Commons repeatedly tried to reassure Russian citizens in the UK that the actions of the British government were not aimed at Russian citizens living in the UK, but against the Russian government.
It beggars belief that a Conservative Member of Parliament could make such a racist and xenophobic statement talking not in the House of Commons but on Talk Radio. The statement is very public and is very much in the public domain and I don't think that such statement favours the public image of the Conservative Party.
At a time when tensions are rising, the statement made by Sir Roger Gale MP could be construed as Incitement to Racial Hatred and he would not be protected because what he said was said outside the Houses of Parliament.
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