Why does the Tory party have a problem with ethnic minority voters? Because it deserves to.

Why do the Tories have a problem with black and ethnic minority voters, daddy? It is, with all due respect to Isabel and Paul Goodman, the British political question that is easiest to answer. We all know the answer too, even those of us on the right. Race might not be the Conservative party’s original sin; it’s still a pretty high-ranking sin.

And, look, it’s not ancient history either. It’s not a Different times, different attitudes but, please, can we move on now? kind of thing. Nor did it die with Enoch either. (Poor old Enoch, so brilliant but a touch troubled too, don’t you think?) It remains a virus at the heart of the Conservative party and – rather importantly for an organisation that exists to govern – it is a virus that threatens the Conservative party’s chances of governing in the future.

Of course it’s silly to assume BME voters think alike or are even motivated by the same concerns.