Johnson accused of racial stereotyping with view on Nigerians
by Josh Halliday and Joe Goodman from on (#4VSGB)
Exclusive: prime minister made comment on people's 'interest in money' in a Spectator column
Boris Johnson has been accused of pushing racial stereotypes over a newly-unearthed column written during his time as editor of the Spectator in which he said young people had "an almost Nigerian interest in money".
The prime minister has been under pressure in recent months over a series of comments he made during his career as a columnist, writer and editor, including referring to black people as "piccaninnies" with "watermelon smiles" and arguing Islam has caused the Muslim world to be "literally centuries behind" the west.
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