John Howard says he ‘always had trouble’ with the concept of multiculturalism

Former Australian prime minister tells right-wing conference that immigrants should ‘adopt the values and practices’ of their new country

John Howard has declared he “always had trouble” with the concept of multiculturalism, because immigrants should be expected to “adopt the values and practices” of the country they move to.

The former Liberal prime minister made the comments at the inaugural conference of new right-wing political forum the Alliance for Responsible Citizenship (Arc) on Wednesday in London.

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Source: The Guardian