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A GB News contributor is at the centre of a racism row after saying that deputy speaker Nusrat Ghani shouldn't be allowed in the House of Commons because she was born in Pakistan.
Right-wing activist Lucy White made the sweeping statement on X after the Tory MP's barnstorming display in the Commons this week while overseeing the Budget.
She doubled down on her comments despite widespread criticism and accusations of racism, saying: 'Did you know that a Bengali Tiger born in Siberia remains a Bengali Tiger.'
The University of Cambridge graduate, who describes herself as a 'public policy specialist', added: 'It's incredible how stating something so obvious, that English people should rule England, NOT foreigners, has sparked such a huge debate.'
Married mother-of-one Ms Ghani, 53, was born in Kashmir and raised in Birmingham.
Oxfordshire Conservative councillor Liam Walker branded her 'a racist' and said that 'no broadcaster should put this racist on TV to spread her despicable hatred'.
Islamophobia monitoring group Tell Mama has written to GB News asking for an explanation, reported The Guardian.
Ms White has previously appeared on TalkTV where she spoke about Shabana Mahmood's suitability as a Home Secretary because she is from Pakistan.
GB News and TalkTV have both distanced themselves from her comments with the latter saying they had no plans to invite her back 'in the foreseeable future'.
GB News said her comments 'do not reflect the views or values of the channel' but did not say whether she would be allowed to appear on the channel again.
Ms White is listed as a 'global public policy advisor' on US lobbying firm Gunster Strategies' website.
The group previously supported the Brexit campaign, while CEO Gerry Gunster was involved in Donald Trump's 2016 presidential campaign.
Ms Ghani received high praise this week for her display in the Commons. She attracted attention for her natty attire including a checked tie as well as her stern words following a gaffe by the Office for Budget Responsibility.
But Ms White took umbrage at the politician being allowed to step foot in the lower house of Parliament, writing on her X account on Wednesday: 'Today, the Deputy Speaker presiding over the Budget Statement in the UK House of Commons is Nus Ghani.
'Nus Ghani was born in Kashmir, Pakistan. There should not be a single person born in Pakistan in the UK House of Commons.'
She made further comments on the social media platform on Thursday and Friday in defiant defence of her remarks in response to fierce criticism.
Despite conceding Ms Ghani 'does a good job', she said: 'But this is not an excuse to demographically replace our own people.'
A spokesperson for Tell Mama told The Guardian: 'Anyone espousing such views essentially marginalises and takes out of our political life anyone who has an international heritage.
'This is distinctly discriminatory and verges on racially segregated discourse which is simply a red line.'
Ms White has previously made similar comments about Ms Mahmood, who is of Pakistani descent.
In September, following the Labour MP's appointment as Home Secretary, the activist said 'I have no words'.
Last month, Ms White wrote on X: 'People like Mahmood, a Pakistani Muslim who has the audacity to larp around as English, is the cause of division in our country. The only way to 'unite a divided country' is by sending the third worlders home. They will be more comfortable with their own people and so will we.'
Ms Ghani is the senior of Deputy Speakers, with roles including presiding over Budget discussions instead of the Speaker as part of Westminster tradition.
She previously served in various ministerial roles during the former Conservative government, such as Europe minister and Lord Commissioner of the Treasury.
Ms Ghani has chaired Parliament's Ways and Means committee since last year - having been elected Deputy Speaker in July 2024, not long after Sir Keir's Labour government came to power.
She has been an MP since 2015, winning in the West Sussex constituency of Wealden before boundary changes last year saw her seat redrawn as Sussex Weald.
Ms Ghani told in 2022 that she had been dismissed from her Conservative government job as transport minister due to her Muslim faith.
She alleged she was told by a whip her 'Muslimness was raised as an issue' at a post-reshuffle meeting and that her status as a Muslim woman and a minister was 'making colleagues feel uncomfortable'.
She told The Times she felt 'humiliated and powerless' after the alleged conversation, saying: 'It was like being punched in the stomach.'
Government sources close to the whips' office strenuously denied the allegation.
She received online praise earlier this week for her stewardship of the Budget debate.
Social media responses have included 'Nusrat Ghani truly serving looks and a telling off', 'Nusrat Ghani - Deputy Speaker is usually superb, and today exemplifies why' and 'My main budget take away is that I could listen to Nusrat Ghani all day long'.
Another poster on X, formerly Twitter, wrote: 'Nusrat Ghani should take over as Speaker.
'She has shown she is capable of controlling the clown show that the Commons has become unlike the current holder of that position.'
TalkTV said Ms White was an occasional contributor, before a spokesperson added: 'The views she expresses are her own, and her recent social media post referring to Nus Ghani was reprehensible.
'We have no plans to invite Lucy White back on Talk in the foreseeable future.'
A spokesperson for GB News said: 'Comments expressed on personal social media accounts by individuals who have appeared on our platforms do not reflect the views or values of the channel.'
The Daily Mail has contacted Ms Ghani's office for further comment.