PMQs: Starmer accuses Johnson of giving “green light” to racism
Boris Johnson rewrote history today, or at least tried to. Challenged over his refusal to condemn fans booing…
Racism
Ban perpetrators of online racist abuse from football grounds, Labour urges
Labour has urged the government to use the online safety bill to give courts the power to ban…
Tory hypocrisy over racism in football sees Starmer take up ‘culture war’ fight
When a ‘culture war’ issue comes to the fore, Labour’s reaction is often to ignore it. Such battles make many…
Starmer: PM comments on racism following footballer abuse “ring hollow”
Keir Starmer has declared that Boris Johnson’s comments on the racist abuse of England football players following the…
“Nasty party is back”: Rayner criticises Tory MP’s “sneering” Rashford comment
Angela Rayner has criticised Natalie Elphicke after the Conservative MP suggested in a WhatsApp message that England footballer…
Labour reaffirms pledge to tackle racism on anniversary of George Floyd’s murder
“We must ensure that change happens. And that is what the Labour Party is committed to.” One year…
Labour launches forums to inform “Race Equality Act shaped by lived experience”
Marsha de Cordova will hold a roundtable talk today in the first of a series of public forums…
Labour criticises “shoddy, point-scoring” government race disparities report
Marsha de Cordova has criticised the race and ethnic disparities report published last month as a “shoddy, point-scoring…
The Sewell review does not reflect reality: racism is entrenched in Britain
The government’s new race report by Tony Sewell claims that Britain is a “model” for the world. But…
Race report a “divisive polemic” that “cherry picks statistics”, says Labour
Marsha de Cordova has described a report published by the race and ethnic disparities commission this morning as…
