United Bermuda Party Senator Michael Fahy believes the "rhetoric has gone too far" after PLP slurs against a white voter and pro-democracy protesters.

The Royal Gazette has previously reported how Mr. Roban told voter Claire Smith that he did not correspond with "racists and bigots" and she should not contact him again.

The recently-appointed Minister without Portfolio made the comments in response to a message sent by Ms Smith to all PLP MPs, complaining about the Premier.

He also accused her of being part of what he described as "the uncontrolled mob" that marched against the Premier on June 16.

"I ask that you refrain from sending e-mails to me," wrote the 42-year-old Pembroke East MP. "I do not correspond to racists or bigots masquerading as democrats. Goodbye."

Various other PLP supporters and members labelled those who attended protest marches after the Premier's decision to bring three Uighur refugees to Bermuda as a lynch mob.

And Mr. Roban accused members of an online discussion group about the topic of being affiliated to the white supremacist British National Party.

Responding to this, Sen. Fahy told the Senate yesterday: "Over the last number of weeks the persons who participated in those marches have been compared by some in the governing party, and by members of the governing party, as being like 'rabid dogs', and 'like a pack unsatisfied unless blood would be drawn'.

"They have been called an 'uncontrolled mob'. They have been called an 'ugly mob.' A 'racist mob'.

"It has been insinuated that perhaps people who marched have some form of affiliation with the British National Party.

"That is the most disgusting and horrible accusation and I cannot condone or accept that or any other similar remark.

"The BNP has made inroads recently in the UK and it is a sad and terrible day when such an organisation makes inroads.

"I cannot imagine that the marchers on the Hill had any affiliation with that group.

"The marchers have been accused of being 'a lynching party'. An uncontrolled mob is not what I saw at the marches.

"Not all of the behaviour was first class but it was far from a lynching party and I resent in the most powerful terms that those who simply march to express dissatisfaction with the process have been labelled as a racist mob."

He reminded the Senate that after the Minister's e-mails to Claire Smith hit the headlines, PLP spokesman Wentworth Christopher wrote a letter to the editor of this newspaper suggesting that perhaps she has a "genetic predisposition" that gives her "an anti-PLP bias".

Sen. Fahy said of this: "I am not a geneticist. I am not a biologist. I don't understand how anyone has a genetic predisposition to have a PLP bias. The rhetoric has gone too far.

"It is becoming very clear to me that if white people in Bermuda dare speak out against the Government it is more likely than not that they will be labelled as racists or bigots or insinuations will be made that they are racists or bigots through the use of imagery and divisive language.

"Those that are black are intimidated to the point that many will not speak out at all. We never see members of the Government disassociate themselves from these divisive remarks. It is a worrying trend."

He concluded by urging: "My son who is the product of a mixed marriage, of mixed ethnicity and mixed heritage cannot grow up in an environment where consistent use of divisive language is becoming the norm. We need to end this.

"As legislators we have a duty to stand up against all such language and divisive actions and rhetoric.

"It is unacceptable to use language of this sort. I urge us all to stop using the language of divisiveness and lead by example."