A former deputy of the Ulster Union Party called Lord Kilclooney has apologised for his ''offensive'' tweet about US vice president-elect Kamala Harris. Whilst Biden is proud to be Irish and Harris is rightly proud of her Indian background I certainly withdraw my reference to her as an Indian as it seems to have upset some people.

UK peer Lord Kilclooney apologises for 'offensive' tweet on Kamala Harris

Lord Kilclooney, a former member of the Ulster Unionist Party or UUP in Northern Ireland, was responding to a BBC headline on Twitter which read: 'DUP: Varadkar's visit to Northern Ireland showed disrespect'

Irish PM Leo Varadkar called 'typical Indian' by UK peer who says he was not being racist

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UK peer Lord Kilclooney apologises for 'offensive' tweet on Kamala Harris

Irish PM Leo Varadkar called 'typical Indian' by UK peer who says he was not being racist