United Kingdom: controversy over a consultant to Johnson advocate of eugenics

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In the United Kingdom, Andrew Sabisky, one of the new recruits at 10 Downing Street, caused controversy. In question, racist and sexist remarks evoked during interviews and posted on Twitter. If public opinion seems shocked, Boris Johnson's team is not overly concerned with this affair.

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With our correspondent in London, Chloé Goudenhooft

The Prime Minister's spokesperson has not made it clear whether Boris Johnson dissociated himself from the words of his new young adviser. However, Andrew Sabisky was able to declare that female sport was closer to the Paralympic games than male sport or that black people had a lower IQ than white people.

He also positions himself as a defender of eugenics and thinks that forced contraception could slow down the creation of a permanent lower class.

Some of these positions date from 2014 and it seems unlikely that Dominic Cummings , Boris Johnson's chief adviser, responsible for recruitment, was unaware of these opinions.

Both Labor and the Lib Dem asked for the councilor's resignation. Some MPs and members of the Conservative party are concerned about this matter. But for now, Downing Street refuses to condemn these comments and is content to explain that Andrew Sabisky is only a part-time employee.

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