Leaders hit out at 'divisive' Nigel Farage

Nigel Farage has insisted he does not want to abolish the UK's race relations laws after critics rounded on him for his comments earlier today.

However, the Ukip leader said he did want to relax employment laws to help British youth into work - whether they are black or white.

ITV News correspondent Chris Ship reports.

Nigel Farage has been widely condemned over his call for laws banning racial discrimination in employment to be scrapped.

The Ukip leader said employers should be able to employ British people over somebody from Poland without fearing they've breached discrimination laws.

"What the law doesn't do is protect British workers - both black and white - who find themselves now really struggling in the workplace."

ITV News correspondent Chris Ship reports.

Employers should be be able to discriminate in favour of British workers, Nigel Farage has said.

Following strong criticism of his comments from David Cameron and Ed Miliband, the Ukip leader said: "What the law doesn't do is protect British workers - both black and white - who find themselves now really struggling in the workplace.

"Employers should be able to employ British people over somebody from Poland without fearing they've breached discrimination laws.

"I'm not talking about abolishing race relations in this country, I'm talking about lightening employment legislation so small employers are less fearful of non-British workers."

Nigel Farage told a Channel 4 documentary that British employers should be allowed to choose workers on the basis of their nationality.

Video credit: Things We Won't Say About Race That Are True. Channel 4, 9pm, 19th March

In a clip from 'Things We Won't Say About Race That Are True', the Ukip leader tells ex-equalities watchdog chief Trevor Phillips:

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David Cameron has said Nigel Farage is "attention seeking" with his call for racial discrimination laws to be scrapped.