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Farage: 'People are concerned if Romanians move in'

UKIP Leader Nigel Farage has issued further apologies today for his controversial comments about Romanian immigrants. Farage said people "shouldn't be concerned, but they probably are concerned, particularly if they live in London."

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Farage 'is racist' says David Lammy MP

Tottenham MP David Lammy in Parliament. Credit: PA Images

Nigel Farage is a racist, Labour MP for Tottenham David Lammy has said today, breaking away from comments made by his party leader Ed Miliband.

Speaking on the BBC 2 Daily Politics programme, black MP Mr Lammy rejected the assertion.

He said: "I am from a background where my parents arrived here as immigrants. I remember a context in which some people said you don't want these people living next to you. That was racist.

"What Nigel Farage said over the weekend was racist, so I'm clear, he's a racist."

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