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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Aletha Adu Political correspondent

Labour will appoint diversity tsar to remove barriers to enter politics

Angela Rayner
Angela Rayner said ‘representation shapes which issues get debated … lived experience brings its own expertise’. Photograph: Neil Hall/EPA

Labour will appoint a diversity tsar in the hope of encouraging more women, ethnic minorities and those from a working-class background to stand for office across all political levels and parties.

The external adviser will work in the heart of a Labour government, creating an action plan with Angela Rayner in the Cabinet Office to remove barriers, and also with the Electoral Commission.

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