Robert Fraser, a British Tory councillor aged 59, who recently declared that "Romanians would rather stick a knife in you as soon as look at you", was suspended from his role for a month, Daily Mirrors reads.

Robert Fraser is councillor in Leicestershire. He made the statement several months ago, during a public meeting. His discourse was filmed and then posted on the Internet. After deliberation, the Leicestershire council suspended Robert Fraser from his role for a month.

The Romanian ambassador in Great Britain Ion Jinga described the Tory councillor's statement as "totally unjust".