This petition was submitted during the 2015–2017 Conservative government
Petition Philip Hammond to apologise for racist remarks towards African migrants.
Philip Hammond used scaremongering language to claim that millions of African migrants are a threat to the European standard of living, claims not based in fact. There's a big difference between the refugees in Calais and migrants who benefit the UK, both groups deserve an apology to this insult.
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On the 9th August, Philip Hammond told the BBC that
"Europe can’t protect itself, preserve its standard of living and social infrastructure if it has to absorb millions of migrants from Africa"
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-33842861
He refers to the asylum seekers in Calais, but chooses to call them migrants, implying that they have made an economic decision rather than a humanitarian one.
He does this while ignoring the beneficial contributions African migrants have made.
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