I’m a Sikh MP. Here’s why we should all heed the words of Henry Nowak’s father | Jeevun Sandher

As a nation we face a choice: either follow the far-right rhetoric of hate and division, or unite under our values of decency and determination Jeevun Sandher is Labour MP for Loughborough Like you, I was horrified when I watched the video of Henry Nowak’s death. I cannot imagine what his family are going through. He was 18 years old. I think of my family members about the same age as Henry, with their whole lives ahead of them. I know how devastated I would feel if they were murdered. Like you, I utterly condemn Vickrum Digwa. He is a murderer. We all condemn him. I am glad the Independent Office for Police Conduct will investigate what happened at the scene so we can learn any lessons needed to ensure it never happens again. We should acknowledge that a kirpan was not used in this horrific attack, and there is a settled law around wearing them. And like you, I am appalled but not surprised to see Nigel Farage and other hard-right politicians use this moment to try to divide us in anger against one another. On Tuesday morning, Farage tried to pit white Britons against non-white Britons. He tried to drive a wedge through the communities in which we all live. Farage called for “