Johnson’s racism inquiry plan ‘written on back of fag packet’, says Lammy

Shadow justice secretary says Boris Johnson seeking culture war to distract from lack of action

The shadow justice secretary, David Lammy, has condemned Boris Johnson’s plan for a government commission to examine racial inequalities as “written on the back of a fag packet” and intended as a distraction from the government’s lack of action over the issue.

Lammy accused the prime minister of primarily seeking a culture war by announcing the plan in a comment piece for the Daily Telegraph, which was devoted mainly to reiterating his opposition to removing statues of historical figures.

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