>'The complaint claims that Mackie-Brown’s “born and bred” comment could be considered “insulting to asylum seekers by implying their lesser legitimacy”. This, it was argued, could be considered a breach of Public Order Act 1986 under offences for “intentionally causing harassment, alarm or distress”.
>It also argues that the comment is “exclusionary” and “discriminatory” which, it is claimed, could constitute a breach of the requirements on councillors to avoid language which could “reasonably be perceived” to be discriminatory.
>The complaint said: “The phrase ‘born and bred’ carries specific connotations in immigration discourse, particularly when contrasted with the presence of asylum seekers.