Man who sent ‘disgustingly racist’ letter to Rishi Sunak sentenced
5 months, 1 week ago

Man who sent ‘disgustingly racist’ letter to Rishi Sunak sentenced

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A man who sent a “disgustingly racist” letter to former prime minister Rishi Sunak has been told by a judge his actions were “abhorrent”. Stephen Burke sent the letter on November 9 2022, in which he called the then-prime minister and his wife racist slurs, adding “we’re after you” and that Mr Sunak should “be quick” if he wanted to “save himself”. Although the letter was intercepted at 10 Downing Street before it could be put in front of the PM, district judge Paul Goldspring said Burke’s intention was “clearly for Rishi Sunak to read the letter, and for him to feel offended, perhaps threatened, and certainly distressed by its content”. Judge Goldspring said: “The real gravitas was the disgusting racial undertone of it.” Referring to Burke’s frequent use of the racist slur “p***” throughout the letter, Judge Goldspring said: “It’s abhorrent.

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