By John McCarthy

The Sun has suspended former editor Kelvin MacKenzie after police announce they are investigating widely reviled column he wrote likening mixed race England footballer Ross Barkley to a gorilla.

Earlier this week, the Liverpool-based Everton player was assaulted in a nightclub, spurring a column from MacKenzie branding Barclay as “one of our dimmest footballers,”. He said “the lights [are] not on, there is definitely nobody at home”, adding: “I get a similar feeling when seeing a gorilla at the zoo.”

This statement evolves when taking into account the fact Barkley’s grandfather was Nigerian. Mayor of Liverpool Read full story ›

Source: The Drum