Rejection of select committee’s recommendations on Black people and human rights prompts criticism

The government is still “dragging its heels” on racism, according to MPs and race equality campaigners critical of its response to a damning parliamentary report on Black people and human rights.

The government’s official response to the human rights select committee’s report was published on Thursday, and rejected the majority of the parliamentarians’ 22 recommendations.

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