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sUMMER2009PartyPoliticalbroadcast08ByHarrietHarmanMPLabourDeputyLeaderForLabourthequestionsoequalityastrongeconomypeaceulcommunitiesandadiverseandrepresentativedemocracyareallpartothesamevirtuouscircle.Youcannothaveastrongeconomyiitismarredbyprejudiceanddiscrimination.YoucannotsucceediyouoverlookthetalentandabilitythatisinourBMEcommunities.Oureconomyhasbenex1tedromgenerationsohard-workingmigrantsromabroad.AnditisevenmoreimportantintheglobalisedeconomyotheuturethatweunderstandandcanworkwithIndiaAricaChinaandSouthAmerica.Thecountrythatisoutwardacingandconx1dentisonethatwillsucceedintheuture.Ourcommunitiesooverseasoriginarecrucialtothat.Youcannothavepeaceulcommunitiesiracialhatredanddivisionareallowedtofourish.ThatiswhywearetakingsuchastrongstandagainsttheBNPinLabourx19selectioncampaignorJune4.Ourdemocracy-atlocalWestminsterandEuropeanlevels-isstrongerwhenitistrulyrepresentativeoallthepeopleintheUKorBritain.ThatiswhyweareproudthatLabourhas13BMEMPsx136timesmorethanalltheotherpartiesputtogether.HoweverwearenotcomplacentandwewanttoseeourtimesasmanyBMEMPselected.Labourhasmorethan30additionalandableBMEmenandwomenselectedtostandorParliamentandweexpectto-andwill-makeevenmoreprogress.WecelebratetootherolesoClaudeMoraesandNeenaGillinLabourx19steamintheEuropeanParliament.Itshouldbeevidenttoeveryonenowthattostrengthenoureconomyatatimeoglobalx1nancialinstabilitywemustworktogethernotjustatlocalandnationallevelbutalsointernationally.Youcanjudgeapartynotjustbyitswordsbutalsobyitsactions.Labourhasalwayswhenwehavebeeningovernmentstrengthenedthelawtotacklediscriminationandtopromoteequality.Wedidthatwhenweintroducedthex1rstracerelationsactinthe1960x19s.ItwascontroversialandtheToriesocoursevotedagainstitbutwebelieveditwasright.Throughouttheir18yearsingovernmenttheToriesdidnotintroduceonesinglelawtopromoteequalityortacklediscrimination.Sincecomingbacktogovernmentin1997Labourhasstrengthenedthelawagainwithanewdutyonthepublicsectortopromoteracialequality.ThatcameaterLaboursetuptheMcPhersonreviewintoinstitutionalracismintheMetropolitanPoliceaterthemurderoStephenLawrence.WearesetonceagaintotakethelaworwardwiththenewEqualityBillthatIwillbringintoParliamentbeorethesummer.Itwillallowemployerswhowanttohaveamorediverseteamtorecruitorpromotesomeonebecausetheywillcontributetothediversityotheteam.ThisispositiveactionanditisneededortheMetPoliceandormanyareasoemploymentintheprivatesector.Theeconomyhasstruggledintheglobaldownturn.Aswellashelpingpeoplenowwemusthaverealhopeortheutureoraairerandmoreequalsociety.Somederidethataspoliticalcorrectness.Icallitamatteroprinciple.LabourwantsBMEcommunitiestovoteLaboursothatBMELabourMPscanbeacentralpartoLabourx19steamtodeliverorallthediversecommunitiesthatmakeastrongandmodernBritain.themxex13npx18x15x13x1cx13xfxex15pxex1ax1cx13ex1bexpx15xex13nwhx1fmx18x1aebx15xexfkxenx10mx13nx18x1ax13x1cx1fex1chnx13xfMPx1bxex1aeneex10ex10x13nPxex1ax15x13xemenx1cPoliticsFoRPoliticalanalystsanticipatethattherewillalmostcertainlybeachangeinthecompositionoboththeEuropeanParliamentandtheHouseoCommonsnextyear.ThequestionthenisnotwilltheylookdierentbutbyhowmuchWiththerecentelectionoPresidentBarackObamaitishardlysurprisingthatwefndourselveslookingtotheUnitedStatestoinspirepartiesheretopushhardertoimproveBlackrepresentation.TheLabourandConservativeshavetwoandthreeBlackandminorityethnicBMEMEPsrespectivelyoutoatotalo78UKMEPrepresentatives.Labouralsohas13BMEMPssittinginParliament.TheConservativeshavejusttwoouto646MPs.TheLiberalDemocratshavenoBMEpoliticiansineitherParliamentbuthaveselectedcandidatesorthetwoelectionsproportionatetotheBMEpopulation.Theproblemwiththesestatisticsisthatitincludesx18baptismbyfrex19seats.Theseareseatsthatcandidateshavelittlestatisticalhopeowinningatthenextelection.OperationBlackVotebelievesallpartieswillhavetoselectBMEcandidatesinupto30percentoseatsavailabletomakeanoticeabledierencetothelevelodiversityintheirrespectiveparty.Thiswillonlyhappenthroughpositiveaction.UnlessthisisintroducedoralimitedperiodthedebateaboutBlackunder-representationinthepoliticalspherewillcontinuewellintothenextdecade.ix1ax19x19nx16x1apx16x13x12x1ax12xfax13xfx16rrexfx1anex19x19bux1aamax1ax1aerx16fprx12nxfx12px13eDavidLammyMPandcandidates