India, Oct. 8 -- British MP and Shadow Justice Secretary Robert Jenrick has sparked controversy as he justifed his comments about the Soho Road area in Handsworth, Birmingham, home to many people of Indian and Pakistani origin. Jenrick described the area, again, as looking "like a slum" and underlined that it was "not the kind of country I want to live in".

The remarks were originally made during a Conservative Association dinner in March, following a 90-minute visit to the neighborhood to film a news segment on litter during a strike by sanitation workers, according to the Daily Mail.

Jenrick defended his comments on The Telegraph's Daily T podcast on Tuesday. He said there are "pockets" of towns and cities that are largely segregated ...