Starmer under pressure over racism Black members want action of the Forde Report and a new race equality spokesperson to replace Tawio Owatemi, who stood down three weeks ago Lab22 LabourConference2022
Black members want action of the Forde Report and a new race equality spokesperson to replace Tawio Owatemi, who stood down three weeks ago.
The leader has already faced a protest by outraged members outside the party’s annual conference over the ‘dismissive’ response to the Forde Report. Ex-Labour councillor Marcia Hutchinson, who quit over racism and bullying in Manchester’s ruling Labour group in the town hall, told: “I think it speaks volumes about particularly people of colour not being seen as important.
Hutchinson said that images of the party conference showed a lack of people of colour, and this was an indication of haemorrhaging support. The demo was called by the Campaign Against Afriphobia , a group of Labour members set up following the Forde report to tackle racism in the party.issued a statement: “The Forde Report is the latest in a series of inquiries that demonstrates deep-rooted structural inequalities and discriminatory practices in the Labour Party. The examples of mistreatment of its members are so numerous and varied – that Labour is in danger of being seen as a generally racist and discriminatory political party.
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