UN Working Group of human rights experts condemned UK s racism report, calling review reprehensible
Body accused report of effectively whitewashing history of slavery and colonialism, and falsified facts
UN said review by commission founded by Boris Johnson repackages racist tropes and stereotypes into fact
Commission on Race and Ethnic Disparities said UK racial diversity should make country model for others
Downing Street rejected the criticism, with PM s spokesman insisting we remain proud of UK history
The authors of a controversial report into racism last night demanded a parliamentary probe into an MP who appeared to compare them to the Ku Klux Klan.
Last month the Commission on Race and Ethnic Disparities said it found no evidence of institutional racism and criticised the way the term was applied, saying it should not be used as a catch-all phrase for any micro-aggression.
Labour MP Clive Lewis reacted to the report by tweeting a photo of a KKK member in front of a burning cross with the caption: Move along. Nothing to see here #RaceReport.
Commission chairman Dr Tony Sewell said the UK had progressed into a successful multi-ethnic and multicultural community which was a beacon to the rest of Europe and the world . Labour MP Clive Lewis reacted to the report by tweeting a photo of a KKK member in front of a burning cross with the caption: Move along. Nothing to see here #RaceReport
Downing Street is facing accusations of rewriting a controversial report into race inequalities, which has come under fire since its publication last month. One of the 11 members of the independent Commission on Race and Ethnic Disparities (Cred) is reported to have accused the government of “bending” its work to fit a more palatable political narrative, claiming that commissioners did not see the whole report before it was published. And.
Dr Priyamvada Gopal asked if she was right to think Dr Tony Sewell was not a Dr
She continued attacking the 62-year-old - asking where his doctorate was from
The professor of postcolonial studies later conceded that he did hold doctorate
But she made a bizarre reference to Adolf Hitler s propaganda chief Dr Goebbels
Cambridge said it profoundly disagreed with the gratuitous comment tonight
The chair of the government s race commission today dismissed ridiculous and offensive claims that it downplayed the evil of the slave trade.
The long-awaited study was branded a whitewash yesterday as it concluded there is little evidence of institutional racism in Britain.
Factors such as geography, family influence, socio-economic background, culture and religion were found to have more impact on life chances than racism.
And the authors were accused of trying to put a positive spin on slavery after they called on schools to use history lessons to tell the multiple, nuanced stories of the contributions made by different groups that have made this country the one it is today .