Times: 'Great Offices of State to contain no white men' My comment: "The most striking thing is how ordinary and how extraordinary it is at the same time". 4th minority Chancellor and 3rd minority Home Secretary in a row suggest a new norm at the top thetimes.co.uk/article/great-…

Nuanced FT report on diversity at the top with Binita Mehta-Parmar Samuel Kasumu Halima Begum PhD & myself on the positive advance in ethnic diversity, the deeper challenges of social class & why black and Asian voters will be more influenced by policy than people ft.com/content/4aa687…

Having heard full tape credit to Sunder Katwala for immediately calling this out, and an audience member.

Sir Jake Berry Keir Starmer This will make our #CPC22 fringe next week more interesting! “What Next for Race? Moving Britain forward” with British Future BlackEquityOrg Conservatives Against Racism For Equality - CARFE Monday 3rd, 4 pm

Appalled and saddened to hear these comments by a fellow Member of Parliament. Rather than give encouragement to racists and people who seek to divide us, she should know better. Not too late for her to show that she does.

What does ‘superficially black’ mean Rupa Huq MP ?If Kwasi Kwateng doesn’t sound black how should he sound? Does he have to fit your version of how he should talk, look & think to count as black? Rupa Huq MP must explain how her comments are not anything other than overt racism.

Dear Rupa Huq MP, By your standards & definition, am I superficially or authentically black, simply because of the political party I belong to? Must my skin colour define my politics or vice versa?Are you making our political space healthier for everyone to belong to as they wish?

David Lammy would have been the first MP to call it out, had these vile comments or similar come from a conservative. He won’t here because Rupa Huq is of the left. We tackle racism by taking a stand not by being selective. Don’t be lammy, call it out:

1/2 I am deeply humbled that Richard Taylor, father of Damilola Taylor, is the first endorsement of my mayoral candidacy that I am announcing. I will be running as the One Nation candidate, focused on being the voice of both inner and outer London. standard.co.uk/news/politics/…

Talking about race on the Conservative fringe tonight with BlackEquityOrg & Conservatives Against Racism For Equality - CARFE & Samuel Kasumu - who is the first to declare the London Mayoral nomination

Join us & our partners British Future KPMG BlackEquityOrg & our panel Siobhan Aarons Sunder Katwala Samuel Kasumu @Senda Kavindele Timi Okuwa & a special guest for our fringe event: What next for race? Moving Britain forward at #ConservativePartyconference #CPC2022

Unbelievably, Conservatives Against Racism For Equality - CARFE are locked down at conference, away from our long-planned event, drinking "Freedom" lager, amongst other things. This I could not have made up.

Tory MP Steve Baker tells the new 2022 Group for Black Conservatives that footballers taking the knee isn’t a neo-marxist act, it’s statement of solidarity Baker thanked young Tory members of colour for putting Tory MPs straight on it last year

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❤️ love our Conservatives Against Racism For Equality - CARFE team! Thank you for the journey… so far 😉 Albie Binita Mehta-Parmar Johnny Luk Tamkeen Shaikh And THANK YOU @SteveBakerHW! Happy Black History Month 👊👊🏻👊🏼👊🏽👊🏾👊🏿👊🏾 #BHM

Liz Truss says she stands here today as the first Prime Minister to have gone to a comprehensive school. Quite astonishing. #CPC22

I will unite our country, not with words, but with action. I will work day in and day out to deliver for you. Watch my speech from Downing Street 👇

Brilliant to drop into tonight’s Diwali reception in No10. I will do everything I can in this job to build a Britain where our children and our grandchildren can light their Diyas and look to the future with hope. Happy #Diwali everyone!

We will work day in, day out to deliver for you.