The cabinet minister told Sky News he was thrown in a pond by bullies who then 'dunked' his head under the water as 'entertainment' after he moved to the UK from Iraq as a child
following an alleged attack by a group of children in South Wales.
In one incident, he said he was thrown in a pond by bullies who then"dunked" his head under the water as"entertainment". "I remember my first experience, my first school was Holland Park School, being chased around the park as a sort of entertainment for bigger boys and then throwing me in the pond, dunking my head down in the pond.Education Secretary Nadhim Zahawi said he was bullied and racially abused as a child"It was a long time ago, but I've certainly been at the receiving end of other racist slurs, words," he added.
"It's a horrible thing and I am determined to stamp it out, as I am determined to stamp anti-Semitism in our schools or in our universities.A fundraising page has been set up for Raheem. Pic: GoFundMe
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