British high commissioner to Australia says UK will do more to shake off legacy of colonialism

The British high commissioner to Australia, Vicki Treadell, will say she has witnessed an ongoing change in her organisation’s approach to diversity. Photograph: Lukas Coch/AAP

The British high commissioner to Australia, Vicki Treadell, will declare that the UK must do more to project a modern, multicultural image on the world stage.

Treadell will talk about the UK’s “journey beyond colonialism” on Wednesday, saying she is proud that in modern Britain “the daughter of immigrants can start at the lowest level of the civil service and become the British high commissioner to Australia”.