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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Letters to the Editor: PM must become a champion of BME

The Sunday Times

Sajid Javid (Comment, last week) acknowledges that, 55 years after the first Race Relations Act, your life chances continue to be held back if you are from a black and minority ethnic (BME) background. Evidence shows this is caused by more than just “bad apples” or “unconscious biases”; it is the result of structural and institutional inequality.

The killing of George Floyd in America and the detention and deportation of Windrush citizens in the UK send the same message: racism remains a matter of life and death for many BME people. Words are no longer enough: it is time for action.

Boris Johnson should start by establishing a cross-government race equality strategy, and then address the unjust treatment of BME citizens. It is