Only woman of colour debating racism told by Tory minister to ‘lower tone’
Zarah Sultana accused Boris Johnson and Priti Patel of "stoking the fire of racism" and "feigning outrage" in a Commons debate.
Zarah Sultana accused Boris Johnson and Priti Patel of "stoking the fire of racism" and "feigning outrage" in a Commons debate.
However, John McDonnell said it would be a ‘really helpful act’, to reinstate him.
“Our politics are better when women are at the top table," she said after becoming elected as the first ever metro mayor in the country.
The sudden announcement sets up a fresh electoral contest in Hartlepool, a seat long-held by Labour.
It comes ahead of a crucial vote on a policing bill in the Commons in the wake of the Sarah Everard vigil.
“The order that is coming out is: ‘Don’t mention the war'" for fear of offending voters in red wall seats, one senior backbencher said.
Umunna will join JPMorgan in a newly-created role, which will unite all its ESG-related activities.
“It fails the British people, it fails my constituents and I have to meet my responsibilities as a member of the British Parliament and vote against it today.”
“We are witnessing an act of vandalism against our livelihoods, our rights and our horizons," the statement reads.
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