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'Coconut' placard of Rishi Sunak and Suella Braverman was 'racial insult', court hears

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Marieha Hussain , 37 , pleaded not guilty to racially aggravated public order offence.

She held a placard at a pro-Palestinian protest depicting Rishi Sunak and Suella Braverman as coconuts.

Prosecutor said the term "coconut" was a "well-known racial slur which has a very clear meaning".

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61

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56

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62

Article tone

semi-formal

Language

English

Language complexity

53

Offensive language

offensive

Hate speech

possibly hateful

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short-lived

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