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Kemi Badenoch: “All these crimes could have been stopped if people had intervened instead of having a fear of being called racist.”

On the recordJune 9, 2026
All these crimes could have been stopped if people had intervened instead of having a fear of being called racist.
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Kemi Badenoch
Conservative Party

Editor's note · Context

Discussing the impact of fear of racism on crime prevention.

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