Labour councillor who was sacked for defending Sarah Champion in row over grooming gangs says the party has a 'problem with black and ethnic minority women'

A sacked Labour councillor has claimed the party has a 'problem with black and ethnic minority women'.
Amina Lone went on TV to say that MP Sarah Champion was being treated as a 'scapegoat' after she was forced to resign. The member for Rotherham had said the UK had a 'problem' with British Pakistanis abusing white girls. Manchester councillor Ms Lone went on to stand up for her, telling the BBC: 'She is not a racist but a brave woman speaking out about a politically awkward issue.'

The Labour leadership at the council said the decision not to reselect her had been taken because she had a poor attendance and campaigning record. But the punishment will add to concerns that moderates who speak out against Mr Corbyn are being silenced. Miss Champion quit as shadow women and equalities minister last week. The Labour leader told her she would be sacked from the Shadow Cabinet if she refused to resign over her controversial article in The Sun five days before.

The article came after 17 men were convicted of forcing girls in Newcastle upon Tyne to have sex. Miss Champion, MP for Rotherham, has campaigned for years about organised sexual abuse in her constituency where at least 1,400 children were exploited.

After Miss Champion's resignation, Miss Lone went on BBC2's Newsnight to say: 'I think she's been punished and used as a scapegoat because as a politician she's an easy target.' She later wrote on Twitter: 'I grew up in a Muslim community where these attitudes were common. 'White girls are easy', 'Nobody cares about them', 'They are just slags', 'Their parents don't look after them properly' etc were/are still said today. I hear it regularly.


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Good for Miss Lone speaking out about the unfair treatment dealt towards Miss Champion.

She spoke the truth and was vilified for it.