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UK riots were 'racist and Islamophobic' says Greens co-leader
Green Party co-leader Adrian Ramsay has visited a mosque in Manchester and speaks to members and trustees of the Altrincham & Hale Muslim Association. He said he wanted to make sure he engaged with the Muslim community during his party...
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UK riots were 'racist and Islamophobic, more needs to be done' - Green co-leader Ramsay
Footage of the co-leader of the Green Party, Adrian Ramsay, visiting a local mosque in Manchester and speaking to the members and trustees of Altrincham & Hale Muslim Association. Also includes with Mr Ramsay following the visit in the...
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Green deputy leader Zack Polanski delivers speech - in full
The Greens will always tell the truth about racism and migration, the party’s deputy leader has said. In his speech at the Green Party conference in Manchester, Zack Polanski said people across the UK had rejected the “divisive hate” of...
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Keir Starmer says the disorder in Northern Ireland is 'intolerable'
Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has described the disorder in Northern Ireland as “intolerable”. He was speaking after meeting frontline officers who dealt with the violence and members of ethnic minority communities targeted. Sir Keir...
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Joe O’Brien appoints special rapporteur on overseeing the National Plan Against Racism
Joe O’Brien, minister of state for community development, has appointed Dr Ebun Joseph as Ireland special rapporteur on overseeing the implementation of the National Plan Against Racism.
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Sunak: Reform campaigner’s racial slur hurts and Farage has questions to answer
Rishi Sunak said a racial slur against him by a Reform UK canvasser “hurts and it makes me angry” and that party leader Nigel Farage “has some questions to answer”. Campaigners for Mr Farage’s party were recorded making racist comments,...
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Diane Abbott 'free' to stand as Labour candidate says Starmer
Diane Abbott is “free” to stand as a Labour candidate in the General Election, Sir Keir Starmer has said after a days-long row over her political future overshadowed Labour’s campaign. The Labour leader on Friday gave the green light for...
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West Yorkshire Police investigating Frank Hester comments about Diane Abbott
West Yorkshire Police are investigating alleged racist comments made by Tory party donor Frank Hester about Diane Abbott at a meeting in 2019. The force said it was working to establish whether a crime had been committed after the...
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Jewish communities to receive £72 million security funding amid rise in antisemitism
Jewish schools, synagogues and other community centres are to be given a £72 million security package in a bid to tackle a rise in antisemitism seen in recent months. The Home Office said the announcement involves £54 million of new...
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London Assembly's Anne Clarke reacts to findings of investigation into Jaden Francois-Esprit's death
London Assembly's Fire, Resilience and Emergency Planning Committee chair Anne Clarke reacts to the findings of the investigation into the death of Jaden Francois-Esprit.
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Labour front-bencher promises party's support for Jewish people at rally against antisemitism
Immigration minister Robert Jenrick and shadow science secretary Peter Kyle speak to people attending a march against antisemitism in central London. Addressing crowds in at a rally in Parliament Square, Mr Kyle spoke about Labour's...
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Eddie Marsan and Tracy-Ann Oberman address crowds at rally against antisemitism
Actors Tracy-Ann Oberman and Eddie Marsan spoke to crowds at a rally against antisemitism in Parliament Square on Sunday, after thousands attended a march in central London. Mr Marsan said he hoped to see people express solidarity with...
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Countdown presenter Rachel Riley calls on public to 'get serious' about antisemitism at rally in London
The Countdown presenter Rachel Riley said campaigners against antisemitism needed "strong stomachs" to face down anti-Jewish hatred, as she spoke to crowds at a rally against antisemitism. Speaking in Parliament Square she said: “We’ve...
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Eddie Marsan, Rachel Riley and Maureen Lipman join thousands in central London on march against antisemitism
Security minister Tom Tugendhat, Chief Rabbi Sir Ephraim Mirvis, barrister Robert Rinder, TV presenter Rachel Riley and actors Maureen Lipman, Tracy-Ann Oberman and Eddie Marsan joined a march against antisemitism in central London on...
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NI Secretary says politicians must be able to talk about immigration to combat far right in wake of Dublin riots
Northern Ireland Secretary Chris Heaton-Harris said elected politicians needed to be able to articulate the concerns of their electorate to combat the rise of far-right extremism. Speaking in Dublin following riots in the city, Mr...
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Pro-Palestine march sets off from Hyde Park as counter-demonstrators chant 'England till I die'
Thousands of people joined a march from Park Lane near Hyde Park to the US Embassy on Saturday, as part of a pro-Palestinian demonstration against Israel's military assault on Gaza. The group had confirmed their route with the...
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Counter-protesters engage in violent clashes with police in Parliament Square on Armistice Day
Counter-protesters have clashed violently with police in Parliament Square amid chaotic and angry scenes close to the Cenotaph on Armistice Day. The counter-protesters are opposed to a pro-Palestine demonstration marching from Hyde Park...
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Union flag-waving crowds clash with police on fringes of Armistice Day service in London
Counter-protesters clashed with officers ahead of a pro-Palestine demonstration on Armistice Day which is expected to be one of the largest political marches in British history. Scuffles broke out as police attempted to stop a crowd of...
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Violent scuffles between police and counter-demonstrators in Parliament Square on Armistice Day
Counter-protesters have clashed violently with police in Parliament Square amid chaotic and angry scenes close to the Cenotaph on Armistice Day. The counter-protesters are opposed to a pro-Palestine demonstration marching from Hyde Park...
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Counter-protesters clash with police in Parliament Square on Armistice Day
Counter-protesters have clashed violently with police in Parliament Square amid chaotic and angry scenes close to the Cenotaph on Armistice Day. The counter-protesters are opposed to a pro-Palestine demonstration marching from Hyde Park...
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Protesters call on Suella Braverman to stop ‘stirring up hatred and fear’
Protesters have called on the Home Secretary Suella Braverman to stop “stirring up hatred and fear”. A group of campaigners gathered outside the Home Office in Westminster on Saturday in opposition to Ms Braverman’s comments on refugees...
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Uni of Queensland's Linder on Australia Referendum Vote Expectations
Dani Linder, Senior Lecturer at the TC Beirne School of Law at the University of Queensland, discusses her expectations for a referendum that proposes to establish an Indigenous advisory body to Parliament in Australia. She speaks with...
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Why author Emma Dabiri felt like ‘an object under scrutiny’ growing up in Ireland
Writer Emma Dabiri felt like “an alien” growing up as a black person in Ireland. The Irish-Nigerian author and academic grew up in Dublin, and said her experiences shaped how she viewed her own body. “In the Eighties and Nineties, most...
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No room for racism in sport, says Varadkar amid Gymnastics Ireland row
Ireland’s premier has said there is no room for racism in sport amid a controversy around a young black gymnast not receiving a medal at a presentation ceremony. A clip of the incident at an Irish gymnastics event in Dublin has gone...