Burnham must shift UK mood on racism, chair of Operation Black Vote says

David Weaver: ‘Black people are seeing their British identity questioned.’ Photograph: Martin Godwin/The Guardian

Andy Burnham has a historic opportunity to shift the national mood on racism, the chair of Operation Black Vote has said.

In an interview marking the 30th anniversary of the influential nonpartisan civil rights organisation, David Weaver, the chair of Operation Black Vote (OBV), said Burnham must seize the chance to change a UK political culture where race and migration discourse is used to deflect from class inequalities and ineffective leadership.