"I understand that in the UK there have already been 10,000 complaints from viewers about these remarks, which people see, rightly, as offensive. I want Britain to be seen as a country of fairness and tolerance. Anything detracting from this I condemn."

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Source: Reality TV Racism Row Grips Viewers. uk.reuters.com. January 19, 2007.

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