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Racism pervasive in parliament says report

15/11/201006/01/2012Mark WatsonLeave a Comment

A report by Quilliam, an anti extremism think-tank has revealed that racism is pervasive in parliament where Black and Asian MPs are regularly subjected to racist remarks and used to promote the idea that political parties are inclusive.

Black and Asian MPs increase from 14 to 27

08/05/201030/11/2017Mark Watson2 Comments

The general election provided a good result for race relations with the British National Party failing to win a single parliamentary seat and it provided a fantastic result for black and minority ethnic (BME) communities who saw the number of black and Asian MPs rise from 14 to 27.