The Latest Breaking News from Tony Sewell

Five years since Colston fell, there have been setbacks – but those who demanded race equality have not gone away

When the enslaver’s statue was torn down in Bristol, it signified hope. Now the government must harness that to bring about real change, says Operation Black Vote co-founder Simon Woolley

The Guardian - UK · Jun 7, 2025

Church of England £100million ­slavery fund 'almost like bribery' and 'just for show', former race tsar says

Tory peer and former equality tsar Lord Sewell says the church made a ‘political’ decision to start the fund

Evening Standard · Mar 16, 2024

When Black gay London came out

Jason Okundaye has used his knowledge of the capital’s Black queer spaces and community for good, celebrating them in a new book. Emma Loffhagen meets him for a tour of Brixton’s surreptitious sights

Evening Standard · Mar 8, 2024

Government unveils plan to tackle race inequality based on discredited Sewell report

Labour Party says plan ‘cannot be relied upon’ to address racial disparities.

The Independent UK · Mar 16, 2022

Government says institutional racism does not exist in UK - a year after race report

On Wednesday night, the Tories published its 'Inclusion Britain' strategy containing 70 actions to tackle racial disparities. The strategy was developed in response to the controversial race review published last year.

Daily Mirror · Mar 16, 2022

UK government to scrap ‘BAME’ in response to race inquiry

Response to Sewell inquiry also lays out plans for greater police scrutiny and a ‘model history curriculum’

The Guardian - UK · Mar 16, 2022

Government strategy sidesteps Sewell race report’s most criticised conclusions

Analysis: ministers publish response almost a year after commission delivered its controversial findings

The Guardian - UK · Mar 16, 2022

Tony Sewell loses out on honorary university degree over controversial race report

‘They have acted like cowards,’ says author of government-backed study

The Independent UK · Mar 15, 2022