Leicester East MP Keith Vaz has reacted to Nigel Farage's comments that multiculturalism was to blame for Wednesday's terror attack in Paris.
The Ukip leader was talking about the assault on the Charlie Hebdo offices, a French satirical magazine, which resulted in the deaths of 12 people.
Speaking about the attack, Mr Farage said: "The real question is this. We in Britain - and I've seen some evidence in other European countries of it too - have pursued a really rather gross policy of multiculturalism and by that, what I mean, is that we've encouraged people who have come from different cultures to remain within those cultures and not to integrate fully within our communities."
Responding to the statement, Mr Vaz, chairman of the Home Affairs Select Committee, said: "For Mr Farage to make these politicised comments immediately after this tragedy displays a contemptible lack of tact.
"In France and around the world, people of all faiths, nationalities and backgrounds are uniting in solidarity with the French people, this is the true reflection of multiculturalism.
"The actions of a small group of severely warped individuals is no 'fifth pillar', as Mr Farage suggests."
