Priti, centre of sexism row in UK |
Britain`s senior-most Indian-origin minister, Priti Patel, was at the centre of a sexism row in relation to her stand in favour of the country`s exit from the European Union (EU).The UK`s employment minister and British Prime Minister David Cameron`s Indian Diaspora Champion has been a very vocal supporter of Brexit in the June 23 referendum, leading to a disparaging remark about her name by a trade union chief in favour of remaining within the economic bloc."Priti Patel, surely a contradiction in her name," said Tim Roache, head of the GMB union, implying that Patel`s stand was not "pretty".Reacting to criticism of being sexist by MPs, members of the public on social media and the official "Britain Stronger in Europe" camp distancing itself from his remarks as having "no place in this campaign", he added: "Not sexist in the slightest. Listen to the context. What she says and thinks of workers and rights is not pretty."With just 15 days to go for the crucial vote, both camps are on overdrive to win over those sitting on the fence over which way to vote.Cameron called an emergency press conference in London to counter myths he said have been put about by the Vote Leave campaign. The Prime Minister said he was concerned at seeing the misleading statements on the news the night before.
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