UK’s Johnson under pressure over adviser who linked IQ, race

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Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson arrives at 10 Downing Street in London, Thursday, Feb. 13, 2020. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson shook up his government on Thursday, firing and appointing ministers to key Cabinet posts. Johnson was aiming to tighten his grip on government after winning a big parliamentary majority in December's election. That victory allowed Johnson to take Britain out of the European Union in January.(AP Photo/Matt Dunham)

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LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has come under pressure to fire an adviser who has linked intelligence to race and suggested contraception should be made compulsory to avoid “a permanent underclass.”  Andrew Sabisky was hired to work in the prime minister’s Downing Street office after Johnson’s chief aide, Dominic Cummings, appealed for “weirdos and misfits with odd skills” to apply for government jobs. Johnson’s spokesman, Jamie Davies, refused to say Monday whether the prime minister agreed with Sabisky’s views. He said “the prime minister’s views on a range of subjects are well publicized and documented.” Others condemned Sabisky’s comments. Conservative lawmaker Caroline Nokes said there “must be no place in government for the views he’s expressed.”