A Sikh Labour candidate has reported his Tory opponent to the police after he told him he was "talking through his turban" at an election hustings this week.



Kuldip Sahota, who is running for Labour in Ludlow, said incumbent Tory Philip Dunne's remark constituted a hate crime. Sahota will be interviewed by West Mercia Police at the weekend, where he will provide a formal statement.

Sahota said: “The police have suggested Philip Dunne’s racist comment towards me could constitute a hate crime and I am formally reporting it as such.

“His comment about my turban was hateful. He shamed and humiliated me in a public attack on my faith and my community.

"He did not apologise until I called him out, and even when he did, he showed no humility, no self reflection and no understanding of why his words were racist. He is not fit to be an elected representative in our diverse, multicultural country.”