A human rights lawyer has provoked uproar after accusing Number 10 of employing a ‘racial cliche’ to defend itself over a UN report that labelled Britain racist because a spokeswoman called it ‘superficial’.
Dominique Day convened a working group of specialists on individuals of African origin which said there had been a failure to combat ‘systemic’ racism in the UK. However, the administration “vehemently” disputed the majority of the report’s findings, arguing that it gave a “superficial analysis” of complicated topics.
In response, the American attorney said the word ‘superficial’ was a ‘upgrade’ from ‘lazy’ – which she said was used in one meeting during her 10-day fact-finding trip – and labeled it a ‘known racial stereotype’.
However, former Cabinet minister Shailesh Vara, whose family immigrated to Britain from Uganda in the 1960s, told MailOnline that the answer from Downing Street was “in no way a cliché.”
Dominique Day presided over a working group of experts on individuals of African origin that reported a failure to combat “systemic” racism in the United Kingdom.
In response, the American attorney asserted that the term “superficial” was a “improvement” over “lazy.”
A 10-day trip of England is scarcely sufficient to fully comprehend the situation. Obviously, it is a cursory analysis, but it is in no way a trope. the Tory MP said.
The UN report does not accurately portray the United Kingdom. The fact that so many individuals from throughout the world desire to come and live here sends out a powerful message and speaks volumes to counter the UN analysis.’
Miss Day is the chairperson of the United Nations Working Group of Experts on People of African Descent, which visited the United Kingdom last week to investigate “racism, xenophobia, and Afrophobia.”
Later, she wrote, “When the UK government called our 20-page PREliminary findings superficial (upgrade from “lazy” in one meeting), the familiar racial trope reminded me of the surreality of confronting anti-Blackness in my body.”
The UN delegation visited London, Bristol, Birmingham, and Manchester, where they spoke with law enforcement and government officials.
Equalities Minister Kemi Badenoch, an anti-woke Tory ‘rising star’ who was born in Nigeria and is considered a future Prime Minister, held a ‘robust’ conversation with its members.
Former Cabinet minister Shailesh Vara, whose family moved to the United Kingdom from Uganda in the 1960s, told MailOnline that the answer from Downing Street was “in no way a trope.”
After the tour, the organization sent a letter to the British government expressing “extreme concern” over the failure to address “structural, institutional, and systemic racism” against black people.
The organization demanded an immediate and unconditional moratorium on the prosecution’s use of joint venture legislation and the police’s use of strip searches during stop-and-frisks.
“We have grave concerns about impunity and the failure to address racial disparities in the criminal justice system, deaths in police custody, “joint enterprise” convictions, and the dehumanizing nature of the stop and (strip) search,” the statement read.
It also alleged in its preliminary results that austerity measures have intensified racism and racial prejudice against black people.
Friday at a news conference in London, Miss Day stated, ‘I’ve never seen a country where a culture of dread pervades black communities in relation to asylum, residency, and policing issues.
A community as a whole is subjected to frequent and ongoing human rights breaches as a routine and accepted aspect of daily life.
The government informed The Times that it vehemently disagrees with the majority of the report’s findings and that it erroneously views persons of African heritage as a single homogenous group.
Equalities Minister Kemi Badenoch (right), an anti-woke Tory ‘rising star’ who was born in Nigeria and is considered a future Prime Minister, engages in a ‘tough’ conversation with the UN group.
It stated that the findings gave a “superficial analysis” of complicated topics, focusing primarily on racism as opposed to examining all potential causes of discrepancies.
A government official stated, “We are proud that the United Kingdom is an open, tolerant, and welcoming nation, but this report does not accurately reflect this reputation.”
Prior to the group’s travel to Britain, a senior Government source noted out the UN panel had called on the Government to reject a prior assessment by the Commission on Race and Ethnic Disparities which found there was no evidence of institutional racism in the UK.
It accused the writers of the paper of “normalizing white supremacy.”
The source stated, ‘It would be fantastic if this UN working group recognized the significant strides the United Kingdom has made in addressing racial and ethnic inequality, most notably with the innovative Inclusive Britain policy.
However, the past performance of this working group with other nations leaves us with little optimism.
MailOnline has contacted the government for comment.