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Labour shadow minister Clive Lewis accuses ‘black’ Tories of ‘selling their souls’ to serve ‘racist’ Boris Johnson


A LABOUR shadow minister sparked uproar by telling “black” Tories they had “sold their soul” to be in Boris Johnson’s Cabinet.

Clive Lewis — whose father is from Grenada — said they had also ditched their “self-respect” to serve a “racist” PM.

 Clive Lewis accused 'black' Tories of 'selling their souls' to serve Boris Johnson

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Clive Lewis accused ‘black’ Tories of ‘selling their souls’ to serve Boris JohnsonCredit: Alamy Live News

Stunned Tories demanded he apologise, saying the comments were “outrageous”.

Mr Johnson made Sajid Javid the country’s first Chancellor of Asian descent in his mammoth reshuffle.

A total of six Cabinet Ministers come from black, Asian and ethnic minority backgrounds, including Tory party chairman James Cleverly.

Commenting on Twitter, Mr Lewis congratulated Mr Cleverly.

But he said: “I’m just sorry you and the other black members of that Cabinet had to sell your souls and your self-respect to get there.

‘RACISM IN THE LABOUR PARTY’

“You serve under a racist PM and sit next to a Minister for Equalities (Amber Rudd) previously fired for the Windrush scandal.”

Tory Nadhim Zahawi, appointed as a Business Minister, said the comments “actually show the racism in the Labour party”.

He said: “It’s incredible he has said that. It’s outrageous. I want him to withdraw it and apologise.”

Labour — currently being investigated over allegations of anti-Semitism — declined to comment.

Shadow Treasury Minister Mr Lewis was once touted as a successor to Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn.

He apologised in 2017 after video footage emerged of him on stage at a Momentum event telling a man in an attempt at humour: “Get on your knees, b***h.”

Last year he was accused of “mocking suicide” by appearing to simulate shooting himself during a debate in the House of Commons.

His comments came as far-left blogger and the Corbynista editor of The Canary Kerry-Anne Mendoza said anyone “from a minority group who chooses to serve in a far-right government is no longer a person of colour — they’re a turncoat of colour”.

 Lewis' controversial comments came as he congratulated James Cleverly for his position as Chairman of the Conservative Party

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Lewis’ controversial comments came as he congratulated James Cleverly for his position as Chairman of the Conservative PartyCredit: EPA
 Kerry-Anne Mendoza, the Corbynista editor of The Canary, branded minsters working for Boris 'turncoats of colour'

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Kerry-Anne Mendoza, the Corbynista editor of The Canary, branded minsters working for Boris ‘turncoats of colour’
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