An MP who resigned from the United Kingdom's Labour Party citing "institutional racism" has been embroiled in a race row after she referred to people from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) backgrounds as having a "funny tinge" after the launch of her new political grouping.
Angela Smith, who quit the Labour Party just hours earlier to create the anti-racist Independent Group, faced widespread criticism on Monday over her comments about skin colour.
In a discussion on the BBC's Politics Live show, Smith said that society needed to address the important debate rather than run away from it.
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