Black MEP claims he was asked to leave EU parliament on first day

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Source: The Guardian

Black MEP claims he was asked to leave EU parliament on first day

Green party’s Magid Magid says although he is ‘visibly different’ he will not ‘try to fit in’

Nazia Parveen North of England correspondent
Wed 3 Jul 2019 12.26 BST Last modified on Wed 3 Jul 2019 12.56 BST

A black MEP claims he was asked to leave the European parliament building in Strasbourg by an official on his first day.

Magid Magid, 30, who represents Yorkshire and the Humber for the Green party, said he was “visibly different” but would not “try to fit in”.

The former lord mayor of Sheffield, who wore a baseball cap and T-shirt reading “f**k fascism”, claimed he had been asked to leave the parliament building during the opening day of the new legislature.

Link to tweet

Magid, who was elected as one of six MEPs for the Yorkshire and the Humber region in May, said he did not know the identity of the person who asked him to leave, although he believed the individual was an official. He said the person asked if he was lost and then suggested he leave.

“I know I’m visibily [sic] different. I don’t have the privilege to hide my identity. I’m BLACK & my name is Magid. I don’t intend to try fit in. Get used to it,” he tweeted.

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Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/jul/03/magid-magid-black-mep-claims-he-was-asked-to-leave-eu-parliament-on-first-day

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1. I've posted a bit aboout Magid before on here

I live in Sheffield, and Magid Magid rose to prominence as the Mayor of Sheffield. He is most famous for banning President Fart from the city. His election to the European Parliament was aided greatly by voters choosing the Green Party because he was top of their regional list. He's an enormous showoff, but he does manage to rile the worst people in British politics.

I don't think the article is giving the whole story here. If it's because he was wearing a "F**k Facism" T-shirt that would be ridiculous as the Lib Dem MEP's were going around wearing "Bollocks to Brexit" T-shirts without being kicked out.