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{{DEFAULTSORT:Huq, Rupa}}
{{Infobox officeholder
|name= Rupa Huq
|image= Huq.png
|birth_date= 1972
|birth_place= Hammersmith, [[London]], England
|death_date=
|death_place=
|religion=
|spouse=
|children= 1
|alma_mater=
|party= [[Labour Party|Labour]]
|office= Member of Parliament for Ealing and Central Acton
|term_start=2 May 2015
|term_end=present
|preceded=Angie Bray
|succeeded= Incumbent
}}
'''Rupa Huq''' is a [[far-left]] [[racist]] UK-based politician. She serves as the Labour Party MP for the London constituency of Ealing and Central Acton.
'''Rupa Huq''' is a [[far-left]] [[racist]] UK-based politician. She serves as the Labour Party MP for the London constituency of Ealing and Central Acton.
She is best known as the sister of TV host Connie Huq and, in more recent years, for her antisemitic attacks on Israel and racist abuse of [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]] politicians.
She is best known as the sister of TV host Connie Huq and, in more recent years, for her [[antisemitic]] attacks on Israel and racist abuse of [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]] politicians.
== History ==
== History ==
On 14 April 2016, Huq feebly attempted to [[Cancel culture|cancel]] BBC sitcom ''Citizen Khan'', claiming the show to be "Islamophobic" despite it being created by Adil Ray, a Muslim, and being generally popular with Muslim viewers.<ref>[https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/entertainment/news/beardy-weirdy-citizen-khan-branded-islamophobic-by-mp-rupa-huq/34627766.html 'Beardy, weirdy' Citizen Khan branded Islamophobic by MP Rupa Huq]</ref>
In May 2016, Huq became the subject of some [[antisemitism]] allegations. Huq suggested that Labour, if elected to government, should apologize for Britain's role in crating the [[nation state]] of [[Israel]] in 1948.<ref>[https://cfoi.co.uk/labour-mp-rupa-huq-we-could-say-sorry-for-creating-israel/ LABOUR MP RUPA HUQ: “WE COULD SAY SORRY FOR CREATING ISRAEL”]</ref><ref>[https://www.breitbart.com/middle-east/2016/05/08/labour-mp-say-sorry-creating-israel/ Labour MP: ‘We could say sorry for creating Israel’]</ref>
In May 2016, Huq became the subject of some [[antisemitism]] allegations. Huq suggested that Labour, if elected to government, should apologize for Britain's role in crating the [[nation state]] of [[Israel]] in 1948.<ref>[https://cfoi.co.uk/labour-mp-rupa-huq-we-could-say-sorry-for-creating-israel/ LABOUR MP RUPA HUQ: “WE COULD SAY SORRY FOR CREATING ISRAEL”]</ref><ref>[https://www.breitbart.com/middle-east/2016/05/08/labour-mp-say-sorry-creating-israel/ Labour MP: ‘We could say sorry for creating Israel’]</ref>
Rupa Huq described Black British UK Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng as "superficially black",<ref>[https://www.gbnews.com/news/labour-mp-appears-to-claim-kwasi-kwarteng-is-superficially-a-black-man/371148 Labour MP appears to claim Kwasi Kwarteng is 'superficially a black man']</ref> adding that "if you hear him on the Today Programme, you wouldn’t know he is black." These racist remarks were roundly condemned in the UK. Conservative political commentator Rev. Calvin Robinson said that Huq’s statements exemplified "racist tropes which are increasingly popular amongst the hard-Left” that “a person’s skin colour should determine their thought process, their politics and their opinions".<ref>[https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2022/09/27/leftist-mp-slammed-for-saying-uk-chancellor-is-only-superficially-black/ Left Wing Racism: MP Suspended After Calling Chancellor Kwarteng Only ‘Superficially’ Black]</ref> Even far-left Muslim London mayor [[Sadiq Khan]] condemned the remarks as racist, saying that it implies that "all black people speak a certain way and all black people are working class".
On 27 September 2022, Rupa Huq described Black British UK Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng as "superficially black",<ref>[https://www.gbnews.com/news/labour-mp-appears-to-claim-kwasi-kwarteng-is-superficially-a-black-man/371148 Labour MP appears to claim Kwasi Kwarteng is 'superficially a black man']</ref> adding that "if you hear him on the Today Programme, you wouldn’t know he is black." These racist remarks were roundly condemned in the UK. Conservative political commentator Rev. Calvin Robinson said that Huq’s statements exemplified "racist tropes which are increasingly popular amongst the hard-Left” that “a person’s skin colour should determine their thought process, their politics and their opinions".<ref>[https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2022/09/27/leftist-mp-slammed-for-saying-uk-chancellor-is-only-superficially-black/ Left Wing Racism: MP Suspended After Calling Chancellor Kwarteng Only ‘Superficially’ Black]</ref> Even far-left Muslim London mayor [[Sadiq Khan]] condemned the remarks as racist, saying that it implies that "all black people speak a certain way and all black people are working class".
==References==
==References==
[[Category:Racists]]
[[Category:Racists]]
[[Category:Socialists]]
[[Category:Socialists]]
[[Category:UK Labour Party]]