Labour leader accuses Priti Patel of stoking fire of racism July 14, 2021 at 08:25AM

The row blew up when Starmer attacked Indian-origin home secretary Priti Patel for labelling taking the knee before football matches as "gesture politics" and accused her of "stoking the fire of racism and hatred" in reference to racist online abuse directed at three England players following England’s defeat to Italy at Euro 2020.