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19 Jun 2023 Communities

David Lammy Says Windrush Anniversary Will Be “Bittersweet Commemoration”

Shadow Foreign Secretary David Lammy has said the 75th anniversary of the arrival of HMP Empire Windrush to the UK will be a “bittersweet commemoration” for him and the rest of the country.

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16 Nov 2021 Coronavirus

The economic impact of COVID-19 on ethnic minorities in Manchester

All in action plan to tackle inclusion of black, disabled and working-class talent

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15 Jun 2021 Communities

All in action plan to tackle inclusion of black, disabled and working-class talent

All In Census of 16,000+ informs drive for more inclusive UK advertising workforce

19 May 2021 Coronavirus

Ministers Accused Of Creating A "Culture Of Blame" Against Deprived Communities Over Spread Of Indian Variant

The government has been accused of using vaccine hesitancy claims as a "smokescreen" for their failure to prepare for the Indian variant.

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29 Apr 2021 Home affairs

Bar Council backs Charter for Black Talent

The Bar Council, the barristers profession’s representative body, has today become the latest organisation to give its backing to the Charter for Black Talent in Finance and the Professions, an initiative aimed at increasing the number of talented Black professionals in senior positions in the financial and professional services sectors in the UK.

29 Mar 2021 Coronavirus

Covid Vaccine Rates Are Significantly Lower For Black Brits, New ONS Data Shows

New data on the demographics of the Covid-19 vaccine rollout has revealed vast disparities along ethnic and religious lines.

12 Mar 2021 Political parties

Labour To Create New Codes Of Conduct And Training On Islamophobia And Anti-Black Racism

Labour is planning to do more to tackle Islamophobia and anti-Black racism in the party with the creation of new codes of conduct and a training programme for members.

05 Feb 2021 Coronavirus

Nurses are key to encouraging vaccine uptake in BAME communities

Nurses understand their patients and are best placed to allay any concerns and dispel any myths they might have about the vaccine. Government must cut the red tape preventing more nurses from playing their part in the vaccination programme.

03 Feb 2021 Coronavirus

Lack of trust and wilful misinformation is causing BAME communities to reject the Covid vaccine

Boris Johnson’s government has shown a blindside to the depth of race inequality, that if unchecked will cause a generation of mistrust that will only worsen.

01 Feb 2021 Coronavirus

Put Covid vaccine clinics in the heart of communities with locally-led plans to drive BAME uptake

We must bring together local GPs, public heath directors and pharmacists, alongside faith and community leaders to help break down barriers to vaccine uptake.

22 Jan 2021 Coronavirus

Government must put BAME communities at the heart of the Covid vaccination drive

Employment and housing circumstances of people from BAME communities place them in contact with more people and heighten their risk of getting Covid-19. Government needs to treat race as a Covid risk factor.

19 Jan 2021 Home affairs

EHRC must investigate disproportionate insurance premiums for BAME communities

Any discrimination in the insurance industry is a breach of the Equality Act. It is vital the EHRC take immediate action to resolve this matter.

17 Oct 2020 Social affairs

News is ultimately subjective – if our political reporters are mostly white, then our democracy suffers

Although the diversity of Parliament has improved considerably in recent years, Anne Alexander remains one of a handful of BAME Lobby journalists. So why does political journalism fail to match the make-up of the very politicians it holds to account?

17 Oct 2020 Social affairs

We face a double pandemic of Covid-19 and endemic racism: it is up to us how we respond

The Covid crisis and the death of George Floyd must form a watershed moment to fix the BAME democratic deficit and our history of racial inequality

17 Oct 2020 Social affairs

Black history is not steel bands and jerk chicken

Black people have influenced all aspects of British life across the centuries, but our contributions remain largely unrecognised. We need a national historical reassessment to end this harmful error of omission

17 Oct 2020 Social affairs

BAME is past its sell-by date

This catch-all term won’t do. Britain’s non-White population comes from a vast array of backgrounds. We must recognise – and tackle – their differing experiences of discrimination

14 Oct 2020 Coronavirus

It’s vital more BAME candidates take part in Covid-19 vaccine trials to deliver a vaccine that works for everyone

People from ethnic minority backgrounds are up to 2.2 times more likely to test positive for Covid-19, but are currently under-represented in Covid vaccine trials. That's why I'm calling on BAME volunteers to sign up to the NHS Vaccine Registry.

07 Oct 2020 Home affairs

The government’s voter ID plans risk disenfranchising millions of voters for the sake of a non-existent problem

The government's voter ID plans will disproportionately suppress Black, Asian and minority ethnic voters, yet there is little evidence to suggest that impersonation at polling stations is a widespread problem in Britain.

27 Aug 2020 Coronavirus

We need an urgent inquiry into institutional racism in the NHS

Institutional racism in the NHS has contributed to higher Covid-19 mortality among Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) healthcare workers. It is vital that the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) launch an urgent independent inquiry into systemic racism in the NHS.

10 Aug 2020 Coronavirus

BAME Brits twice as likely to have lost their job during furlough, new study finds

Black and minority ethnic (BAME) Brits are twice as likely to have lost their job during the coronavirus furlough period, a new study has found.

31 Jul 2020 Coronavirus

Tory MP Craig Whittaker claims 'Muslim and BAME' communities not taking coronavirus pandemic seriously

Tory MP Craig Whittaker has claimed 'Muslim and BAME' communities are not taking the coronavirus pandemic seriously following the announcement of new local lockdowns across England.

17 Jul 2020 Economy

Women in the beauty sector have been abandoned throughout Covid-19

The Government must explain why it has imposed restrictions on the beauty industry but not in other male dominated sectors, disproportionately risking the livelihoods of women and BAME women in particular.

10 Jul 2020 Political parties

True equality will only be achieved when every level of politics has proper representation

From Labour's NEC to the Tories' 1922 Committee, we need more diversity in the internal positions which shape the world of politics

07 Jul 2020 Coronavirus

We need a Covid Legacy Bill that puts health, wellbeing and happiness at the heart of decision-making

Coronavirus has laid bare the deep inequalities in our country and the consequences they are having for people’s lives.