When on BBC Politics Live this week Jo Coburn asked me about the Sussexes’ comments on structural racism, I knew what I wanted to say and that it would be controversial.
I represent a diverse constituency: Wycombe. When the Black Lives Matter protests were on, it became clear they were striking a chord with local people and especially the young.
I wrote at the time that:
‘Black lives matter. I cannot think of anyone who disagrees. And while it would be easy to reply, “all lives matter”, that would be a disservice to the thousands of people who have legitimate grievances about racism. That those grievances evidently continue today, after ten years of the Equality Act, is deeply troubling.’
I am clear many of my constituents have long-standing, legitimate grievances about racism.
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