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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Rob Merrick

Professor who suggested non-white Britons not ‘indigenous’ to advise Gove on levelling-up plan

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Michael Gove has picked a controversial professor who suggested non-white British-born people are not “indigenous” to advise him on levelling up plans, The Independent can reveal.

The appointment of Paul Collier, who claimed immigration has made “the indigenous British” a “minority” in London – apparently excluding ethnic minorities – has been condemned as “divisive” by anti-racism campaigners.

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