To jog your memory, Powell said when Tim Montgomerie mentioned rape gangs:
“Oh, we want to blow that little trumpet now, do we? Yeah, OK, let’s get that dog whistle out.”
She has now told GB News’ Christopher Hope:
“I absolutely regret that remark. And I immediately and quickly said so, and was really sorry about that. And I’m glad you’ve asked me, because I know it was a point of discussion on your channel a lot. What really upset me was to think that I had upset people, that people had taken that as somehow dismissing the issue, which absolutely was not what I was seeking to do or my intention, because there is not a fibre in my body that thinks we should not hold to account absolutely, publicly and robustly, those responsible for the terrible grooming gangs… I didn’t mean it as a racist thing, actually. And I’m really, really sorry about that.”
Co-conspirators can make up their own minds…
