Jim Davidson in fresh race row over claims he told ‘black’ train attendant they ‘aren’t welcome in this country’ – The Sun

JIM Davidson has been caught up in a race row over claims he told a “black” train attendant: “You aren’t welcome in this country”.

A passenger in the same carriage as the comic at London’s Euston station made a formal complaint.

Jim, 65, said the worker he spoke to was white and insisted: “I wasn’t racist”.

But the 2014 Celebrity Big Brother winner admitted using abusive language. Jim said: “I did tell him to ‘f*** off,’ and I did say: ‘Welcome to our country,’ in a sarcastic manner because I couldn’t help myself.

“The attendant acted in a threatening manner and attempted to stop me boarding because I could not find my older person’s rail pass. I did push past and got on the train and I showed him my pass.

"I was on my way to another charity event so did not want to miss my train. He was a white man with a thick South African accent.”

Paul Blanchard, a public relations expert and author, insisted he had seen Jim being what he would term as racially abusive.

Paul, 44, said: “The man was black. Jim made a couple of phone calls moaning about him and repeatedly used the same kind of dismissive and abusive language.”

British Transport Police confirmed “a report of racial abuse” on the Virgin Trains service to Milton Keynes Central on Friday.

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