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Tory peer 'regrets' anti-immigration rhetoric

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Lord Timothy Kirkhope of Harrogate says he regrets the Stop The Boats slogan.

He said it was used to stoke negative feelings about refugees ahead of riots in August .

The Conservative Party declined to comment on the comments made by politicians.

The former immigration minister urged officials of all parties to be careful with language.

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72

Informative language

74

Neutral language

35

Article tone

semi-formal

Language

English

Language complexity

52

Offensive language

possibly offensive

Hate speech

not hateful

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not detected

Known propaganda techniques

not detected

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short-lived

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