The chairman of a charity who asked Dave Whelan to speak at a prestigious event has expressed his disappointment at being forced to cancel the invitation 24 hours later.
Brian White, head of Manchester Jewish Community Care, wanted to give the Wigan Athletic chairman a chance to apologise for his remarks that Jews are “shrewd people” who “chase money more than everybody else”.
But he had to backtrack after members of the charity objected.
Mr White said: “I think it's important we don’t let people get away with the kind of comments made by Dave Whelan. But I equally believe people should be given the chance to apologise. We all get Yom Kippur; I don’t see why we shouldn’t extend it to other people.
