SOAS Students’ Union (SOASSU) has passed a motion calling on NUS President Wes Streeting to resign over his handling of “racism” at NUS events.

Streeting has been embroiled in a row sparked by allegedly racist remarks made by KCL Students’ Union President Chris Mullan at an NUS training event.

SOASSU resolved that “under Wes Streeting’s leadership, the NUS and its members have been brought into disrepute and should therefore resign immediately so as to repair our Union’s good name”.

The motion added that, “when it concerns the well-being, comfort and safety of Afrikan (sic) and Muslim students, in particular, this duty has been neglected at best.”

Streeting has been criticised for failing to immediately condemn Mullan and Nottingham University Students’ Union sabbatical officer Craig Cox, who held up a sign saying “BRING BACK SLAVERY”.

An NUS investigation into Mullan’s remarks cleared the KCL President of allegations of racism, but recommended that he receive equal opportunities training.

Streeting responded by saying: “the NUS takes combating racism and fascism very seriously and so do I. I have a strong record of defending the rights of all students and it’s a job I’m getting on with doing”.

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