Labour MP calls a voter a 'horrible racist'

Pat Glass, Labour's shadow Europe minister has apologised after describing a voter she met in Sawley, Derbyshire this morning as a "horrible racist".

According to Radio Derby, she also vowed to boycott his neighbourhood, describing it as "wherever this is".

Ms Glass said later: “The comments I made were inappropriate and I regret them.

“Concerns about immigration are entirely valid and it’s important that politicians engage with them.

“I apologise to the people living in Sawley for any offence I have caused.”

Tory MP Maggie Throup, whose Erewash constituency includes Sawley, said the Labour frontbencher "needs to understand that the EU referendum is a highly emotive subject with passionate views on each side of the debate".