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Ukip and racism: Election candidate William Henwood says Lenny Henry should emigrate to 'black country'
Racism row further engulfs Ukip as election candidate suggest actor and comedian Lenny Henry should go and live in a 'black country' if he thinks ethnic minorities are under-represented on British TV
The racism controversy overwhelming Ukip’s election campaigns deepened yesterday after a party candidate tweeted that Lenny Henry should emigrate to a “black country.”
The latest screw-up came from William Henwood, standing to be a councillor for Enfield Town, London, when he made the comment about the actor and comedian.
In response to a speech by Mr Henry in which he said ethnic minorities were under-represented on British television, Mr Henwood posted on Twitter: “He should emigrate to a black country. He does not have to live with whites.”
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