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May’s racial audit reveals gap between Asians and whites

Britain’s Prime Minister, Theresa May, hosts a discussion around the cabinet table on the findings of the Race Disparity Unit, in 10 Downing Street, central London, Britain October 10, 2017. REUTERS/Daniel Leal-Olivas/Pool

By: Lauren Codling

ASIAN and ethnic minority households are more likely to be poor and in “persistent poverty”, a government racial audit has revealed. Women from Pakistani and Bangladeshi backgrounds are the least likely to be employed, although the proportion of women from the communities in employment has increased since 2004, according to the audit. Commissioned by prime minister Theresa May last year, the Ethnicity Facts and Figures website launched on Tuesday (10). Britain’s Prime Minister, Theresa May, hosts a discussion around the cabinet table on the findings of the Race Disparity Unit on Tuesday (10). (REUTERS/Daniel Leal-Olivas/Pool) Reacting to the findings, the…

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