Tories Zac Goldsmith accuses Labour’s Sadiq Khan of playing the race card in mayoral contest
Zac Goldsmith The Conservative candidate to become the next Mayor of London has accused Labour’s candidate of playing the race card during the political campaign.
Zac Goldsmith, the MP for Richmond Park, defended earlier comments where he described Mr Khan as divisive and radical.
Sources on the Khan campaign had described Mr Goldsmith’s messaging as a possible “coded racist attack” designed to refer to the Labour candidate’s Islamic faith.
“I think he is playing with fire, I don't think there is anything more divisive than playing the race card when clearly, unambiguously that does not apply,” Mr Goldsmith told BBC Radio 4’s Today programme.
“It's very obvious what I was referring to when I described him as a 'radical candidate' as part of a radical process that has envel...