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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Adam Forrest

Outrage over strip-searching of black girl shows UK ‘cares about ethnic minorities’, says minister

HM Treasury

Public outrage over the case of the black schoolgirl who was strip-searched by police shows that Britain is “a country that cares about ethnic minorities”, the equalities minister has said.

Kemi Badenoch was challenged over the case of Child Q as she sought to defend the government’s new Inclusive Britain strategy – based on the highly-controversial Sewell report which denied the existence of structural racism.

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