Race commission head Tony Sewell apologises for anti-gay comments
Exclusive: Concerns over role on panel of charity boss who rejects institutional racism
The newly appointed chair of the government’s commission on race and ethnic disparities has been forced to apologise after the Guardian unearthed controversial comments he wrote referencing “tortured queens playing hide and seek”.
The apology from Tony Sewell came after Downing Street announced the former education charity boss would lead the commission set up in the wake of the Black Lives Matters protests.
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