Mohsin's May update

Many of us have been involved in helping with the elections this month - and there's been many successes for Lib Dems nationally. For the first time in over a decade the Lib Dems have seen a net gain in councillors nationally, as well as one more council group directly controlled by the Lib Dems, and two more losing power from the Tories. We've seen gains made from Labour in Sunderland, Liverpool, Hull, Sheffield, Rotherham and Barnsley - which shows that the Lib Dems can make clear gains in 'red wall' areas, but also shows the importance of ensuring our policies and messaging works across the country.We've also seen a few gains in BAME representation up and down the country - but there's still more to do!

Executive member Vikas Aggarwal is running for Wesminster Council. He's been campaigning to stop discrimination against ethnic minorities in his local community. Here's Vikas's Summary:

"At the end of March, the students of Pimlico Academy organised a protest against racist and discriminatory uniform policies brought in by the new Head, and safeguarding failures by the school.

You will have all seen the deeply disturbing Commission on Race and Ethnic Disparities report (the Sewell report) released.

LDCRE calls out the Government's new race report as being deeply concerning in areas and ignorant of the reality of Britain today.

It is not time to continually review whether or not racism exists at all - but to take action to address it immediately, across all areas of society.

LDCRE have heard some concerns that there should be more detailed discussion on how the role is elected, to ensure it's both democratic but also representative. We back the call for democratic legitimacy.

However we feel there should be further consultation with Party members. Detailed proposals with pro's and con's should be set out on how we can safeguard minority views while ensuring a democratic and feasible election process.

LDCRE Achievements

Since being established in 2018, the Liberal Democrats Campaign for Race Equality has already accumulated a number of significant achievements in the fight for racial equality inside and outside of our party. Here's a selection of them. Want to help deliver change like this? Then help us by getting involved with our work by emailing info@ldcre.org.uk