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More than a week has now passed since George Floyd was murdered in cold blood by a Minneapolis police officer. The video of Derek Chauvin ending the life of Floyd is horrific – the very embodiment of an abuse of power by those who are…
Labour has criticised the Public Health England report into the disproportionate impact of Covid-19 on BAME communities for its failure to present any recommendations. The findings published this afternoon examine the impact of the virus…
Marsha de Cordova has called on the government to announce a date this week for the publication of the delayed review into the impact of Covid-19 on BAME communities. The Shadow Secretary of State for Women and Equalities made the demand…
Labour leader Keir Starmer and Labour's new race relations adviser Doreen Lawrence have called for "swift action" from the government to protect BAME communities from Covid-19. Amid growing evidence that the coronavirus pandemic…
The government’s response to the pandemic is front-page news on a daily basis – as it should be. The death toll in the UK marks us out as a nation that has failed in its responsibilities to protect people during this public health crisis…
While the coronavirus does not discriminate in its infection of people, the impact of the virus and the wider crisis does. A stark picture began to emerge in early March when newspapers and news channels started to show images of doctors…
Marsha de Cordova has said that the new figures released by the Office for National Statistics "reveal the shocking scale of the impact of Covid-19 on BAME communities". Responding to data released by the body today, the Shadow Women and…
Throughout the world, communities are affected by a global health pandemic that has disrupted all parts of citizens' day-to-day lives. Coronavirus sees no race, age, class, sex or religion. And yet, as we mourn those who have sadly been…
Socialists of Colour is a collective of activists campaigning for racial liberation and anti-racist policy both within and beyond the Labour Party. It was established because we believe that Labour has not adequately campaigned and…
Keir Starmer has encouraged the government to "engage" with those who have expressed concern over the appointment of Trevor Phillips to the BAME coronavirus inquiry. Labour welcomed the government announcement earlier this month that there…
We’ve seen plenty of coronavirus news in the last 24 hours. The government has committed to publishing care home deaths daily. Testing should now be available to millions more. British Airways decided to make 12,000 staff redundant in a…
Being a Black, Asian or minority ethnic (BAME) member of the Labour Party has been a constantly frustrating experience. For many years, there has been failure to engage properly with BAME communities and to take BAME voters seriously. We…
