Mayor of Liverpool calls on Everton to ban The Sun after ‘racist slur’ against Ross Barkley

Latest: The Sun columnist Kelvin MacKenzie has been suspended from the newspaper after he expressed "wrong" and "unfunny" views about the people of Liverpool, News UK has said.

Mayor of Liverpool calls on Everton to ban The Sun after ‘racist slur’ against Ross Barkley
Fri, 14 Apr, 2017 - 16:55
Stephen Barry

Update 7.55pm: The Sun columnist Kelvin MacKenzie has been suspended from the newspaper after he expressed "wrong" and "unfunny" views about the people of Liverpool, News UK has said.

Earlier: The Mayor of Liverpool has called on Everton to ban journalists from The Sun after an article he labelled a “racist slur” against Ross Barkley and Liverpudlians was published, writes Stephen Barry.

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