The study, by the thinktank British Future, projects that the number of ethnic minority MPs is most likely to rise from 65 to as many as 83, with much of this rise expected whatever the actual outcome of the election.
The Conservatives can argue, however, that while their numbers of female and ethnic minority MPs are lower than Labour's, they have had three female party leaders and prime ministers Margaret Thatcher, Theresa May and Liz Truss and a string of ethnic minority politicians who have occupied top posts in recent years, including Rishi Sunak as prime minister, Sajid Javid and Kwasi Kwarteng as chancellor, Priti Patel and Suella Braverman as home secretary and James Cleverley as foreign secretary.
Collection
[
|
...
]