CONDUCT OF BARNET CONSERVATIVE COUNCILLORS BRIAN GORDON AND MIKE FREER

That this House condemns the behaviour of Barnet Conservative Councillor Brian Gordon, who blacked his face in a style reminiscent of the Black and White Minstrel Show, rightly dropped from the television for being offensive, donned a pastiche of African traditional dress and claimed to be `Councillor Nelson Mandela' as a pathetic and offensive attempt at fancy dress; believes this to be grossly insulting to one of the world's greatest living statesmen; notes that this appalling conduct was defended by Barnet Conservative Council Leader and prospective parliamentary candidate Mike Freer; sees this as symptomatic of Conservative Party attitude to race and community cohesion; and calls upon the Leader of the Conservative Party to take immediate action to withdraw the Conservative Whip and membership for these two councillors.