With Kwasi Kwarteng appointed to Liz Truss’s new cabinet as the first chancellor of African heritage, James Cleverly in as foreign secretary and Kemi Badenoch installed as international trade secretary, alongside a number of similarly highly placed Asian-heritage colleagues, male and female, it is tough to argue against the idea that the Conservatives are Britain’s only truly inclusive political party.
I publish the Powerlist, an annual guide that for the past 17 years has celebrated and profiled Britain’s most influential black people. My politics is progressive and pro-black – which, by the way, doesn’t mean I’m anti anything else. There’s no zero-sum game here. I mention it only to make the point that I’m neither a die-hard Labour or Tory supporter – so it pleases me to see the rise to prominence and power of people who share my heritage.
