RACISM IN THE BIG BROTHER HOUSE

Early day motion 382, tabled 11 July 2012 by Keith Vaz (Labour). Signed by 5 members.

That this House strongly condemns recent abusive comments made in the Big Brother house in the Channel 5 television programme Big Brother, some of which have been perceived as racist; notes, in particular, that a total of 1,225 complaints were made by members of the public following those comments, 1,108 of which followed one specific, particularly severe comment; further notes that Big Brother has been warned in the past about racist comments made in the Big Brother house; and calls on Ofcom to ensure that Big Brother enforces its rules more effectively.

Signatures by party: Labour 5.