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‘Black English’ and ‘Asian English’ should be census options, MPs say

Global Published 9 November 2026, 21:19 · archived 9 Nov 2026

Exclusive: Cross-party call for ethnicity options to be broadened beyond ‘English’ being only within ‘White’ categoryBritons should be able to define themselves as both Black and English, according to senior MPs who are calling to broaden the range of ethnicity options in the census.The cross-party push is a riposte to Reform UK politicians who have claimed that people from minority ethnic backgrounds cannot have English ethnic identity. Continue reading...

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