Having black representation is not just about filling a diversity quota, but reflecting the black community experience, our ideas, history and issues to Redbridge Council, although we recognise that other minority groups are also unrepresented.
Cllr Jas Athwal said Redbridge Labour s current group was the most diverse in its history but said BLM s concerns were a fair challenge and promised to support potential candidates in 2022.
- Credit: Ken Mears
Council leader Jas Athwal said council candidates are selected by the membership of individual wards, and not by him or Redbridge Labour as a group, but said BLM s concerns were a fair challenge.