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At least 20 organisations and individuals who were listed as stakeholders in the government’s race disparity commission have distanced themselves from the report and its findings.
The report by the Commission on Race and Ethnic Disparities, released at the end of March, concluded that while racism and racial injustice still exist, geography, family influence, socioeconomic background, culture and religion all have a greater impact on life chances.
It was widely condemned by MPs, unions and equality campaigners as “divisive” and a missed opportunity for systematic change.
The 258-page report notes that the commission heard evidence from a number of organisations and individuals during the course of its work and it thanked them for their participation in an appendix.
The Archbishop of Canterbury has hailed Prince Philip as an outstanding example of Christian service who was a master of putting people at ease and making them feel special .
Justin Welby joined other religious leaders including the Bishop of Dover, Rose Hudson-Wilkin, in paying tribute to the Duke of Edinburgh, following his death aged 99 yesterday.
His comments came as the British public defied public health advice to stay at home and continued to lay flowers for Philip during socially distanced vigils at royal palaces today.
The Archbishop said in a statement: I join with the rest of the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth in mourning the loss of His Royal Highness Prince Philip, The Duke of Edinburgh, and give thanks to God for his extraordinary life of dedicated service.
He said: “The award has allowed countless young people to develop and discover skills, which have instilled confidence in them and given them an encounter of working together for the common good.
“Prince Philip was patron to hundreds of charitable organisations, covering a wide range of disciplines all of which benefited from his wit and wisdom and his inquisitive mind.”
Rose Hudson-Wilkin, Bishop of Dover, said in a video message: “His was a life well-lived. A consort, husband, father, grandfather, great grandfather, elder statesman.
“Although out of the public gaze for some time, since stepping back from public duty one cannot think of Her Majesty without thinking of the lifelong companionship they shared and the support he gave to her and the nation over the years.
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April 6, 2021
LONDON: Britain is not yet a model for other white-majority countries in terms of racial equality, the Church of England’s first black female bishop has said.
The Rt Rev Rose Hudson-Wilkin said she was concerned that a Government-backed review of racial disparities in Britain had made the claim in a report published last week.The Commission on Race and Ethnic Disparities said in its landmark review that the “success of much of the ethnic minority population” in education and the economy “should be regarded as a model for other white-majority countries”.
Ms Hudson-Wilkin, the Bishop of Dover, said Britain will become an example when black people are customers in establishments, rather than just cleaning and serving. She told ITV’s Good Morning Britain on Monday: “I think what concerned me most about that report was about this blanket thing that Britain can now be an example to other majority-white people.