A newspaper column written by British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has continued to generate reactions as his Conservative Party seeks votes especially from minority groupy in the December elections.
The PM had written an article during his time as editor of the Spectator, in which he said young people had “an almost Nigerian interest in money,” according to the Guardian.

He also referred to black people as “piccaninnies” with “watermelon smiles.”
Specifically, while criticizing then Prime Minister Tony Blair’s economic policies in October of 1999. All the young people I know — i.e. those under 30 — are just as avaricious as we flinty Thatcherite yuppies of the 1980s… In fact, they have an almost Nigerian interest in money and gadgets of all kinds,” the report added.

Weyman Bennett, the co-convener of Stand Up to Racism, described Johnson’s words as “deeply racist and offensive.”

He told the Guardian: “Boris Johnson is unfit to be a prime minister that represents the entire United Kingdom.

“He had demonstrated this by lying and falsely representing black, Asian and different communities inside this country.

“This is deeply offensive and unforgivable and should not be ignored and he should be held to account.”

In the past 24 hours both Conservative and Labour parties have been criticized for their handling of race issues.

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