Britain's acceptance of others is at risk of being eroded by people on 'both extremes', Kemi Badenoch has warned.
The Conservative leader said those who 'pretend' the UK is an awful place for ethnic minorities, and those who promote ethno-nationalism, are damaging society.
She said both groups 'need to be dealt with' so children do not grow up in a segregated society akin to apartheid South Africa.
Speaking to the Rosebud with Gyles Brandreth podcast, Mrs Badenoch also said she did not experience 'meaningful' prejudice after moving from Nigeria to the UK permanently.
Born in Wimbledon, south London, to her Nigerian parents, mother a professor and father a doctor, she was raised in Lagos before coming back as a teen.
