The refugee charity boss who accused Robert Jenrick of 'xenophobia' over his stance on illegal migration has now suggested he 'work together' with the top Tory.
Dr Krish Kandiah, founder of the Sanctuary Foundation, said he had offered an 'olive branch' to the shadow justice secretary following a row earlier this week.
The BBC was forced into an embarrassing climbdown on Wednesday when Dr Kandiah used a flagship radio news programme to attack Mr Jenrick.
He used the Thought For The Day segment of BBC Radio 4's Today show to criticise a recent Mail on Sunday front page, in which Mr Jenrick said he worried for his young daughters and defended protests outside asylum hotels.
Dr Kandiah, who is also a theologian and author, claimed the shadow cabinet minister had echoed 'fear of the stranger', adding: 'The technical name for this is xenophobia.'
