David Maynard was fired by Government contractor Mitie for comments made in a WhatsApp group with other staff members.
Maynard, an asylum seeker escort, faced allegations of joking about “Syrian refugees swimming to the UK” when accusations of racism within the group chat surfaced in February 2022.
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