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Newsnight presenter Evan Davies slammed Peter Szijjarto, accusing his government of promoting an “inaccurate slur” against the UK. Hungary are to hold a referendum on October 2 on whether they should reject migrant quotas set out by the EU. The country currently allows 30 people per day into two transit zones where they can submit an asylum request. Anyone who breaches the border is escorted back through gates in the fence if they are caught. As part of the Hungarian government’s campaign against immigration quotas it distributed a leaflet highlighting “several hundred no-go areas in Europe where migrants have taken over”.

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Do you still believe there are no-go areas in London? Evan Davis

Criticising the poster, an angry Mr Davis asked Mr Szijjarto: “There is a leaflet in your referendum campaign, a government leaflet, and it tells the Hungarian people - in advocating less migration - there are several hundred no-go areas in Europe where migrants have taken over. A dozen in the UK. Do you believe that claim?” In response, the Hungarian said that the information was based on “open” and “official” reports from the police and “the news”. He added: “There are no-go zones in Europe and we don’t want no-go zones in Hungary.” A furious Davis rebuked: “You think there are no-go zones in the UK? A dozen of them? Because you mark them in Peterborough, London, Southampton. You’ve been to the UK, right? You’ve been to London?”

A Hungarian pamphlet showing migrant "no-go zones" across Europe - being distributed ahead of the country's referendum on refugee quotas pic.twitter.com/liiDm2sj1r — Secunder Kermani (@SecKermani) September 20, 2016

Mr Szijjarto replied: “I like London a lot, no problem.” The presenter interjected: “You still believe there are no-go areas in London where you can’t go because the migrants have taken over? “This is ridiculous, you can use your eyes, it’s just ridiculous. “Did you talk to the British government before you published this about the UK? It’s a slur on the UK. By the way, an inaccurate slur on the UK, did you talk to the British government? Or even your embassy in London?”