UK race inferiority scandal: here’s a recap of Boris Johnson’s own gaffes and controversies
- Boris Johnson staffer quits after once saying black people have lower IQs than white people, on average
- The prime minister has made many controversial comments about minorities, women, and LGBT throughout his career

Andrew Sabisky once suggested that black Americans had a lower average intelligence than white Americans.
He also said in a 2014 web post that one way to stop unplanned pregnancies “creating a permanent underclass” was to force people to use contraception.
Sabisky said he was in the middle of a “giant character assassination” and was stepping down because he did not want to be a distraction.
“The media hysteria about my old stuff online is mad but I wanted to help HMG, not be a distraction,” he said on Twitter using the initials for Her Majesty’s Government.
“Accordingly I’ve decided to resign as a contractor.”
He said he hoped the government hired more people with “good geopolitical forecasting track records and that media learn to stop selective quoting”.