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MP loses charity role after allegedly saying Asian ministers ‘look the same’
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| Last Edited | IndyGeorgia Oct 12, 2021 04:14pm |
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| Author | Aubrey Allegretti |
| News Date | Tuesday, October 12, 2021 01:05:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | A Conservative MP has been axed from his senior role with a charity for apparently mixing up two senior Asian ministers, allegedly saying “they all look the same to me”.
James Gray was told to step back as a commander of the St John Ambulance (SJA) after the reported gaffe when he introduced the then vaccines minister, Nadhim Zahawi, as the health secretary at a parliamentary reception last month. Sajid Javid is the health secretary.
The event was held to honour volunteers who helped the NHS with the vaccine programme during the spring and summer. Gray, 66, was said to have mixed up the two ministers in the room.
A witness who spoke to the Daily Mail said when Gray’s error was pointed out to him, he told the audience: “They all look the same to me.” The witness added that afterwards, Zahawi pulled Gray to one side for a private conversation. |
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