Equality watchdog raised concerns about UK race report, documents show

EHRC report submitted in November says authors set up a false dichotomy' around racial disparities

The equality watchdog accused the authors of a controversial report into racial disparities in the UK of creating a false dichotomy" about the underlying reasons for racial disparity before it was published, it has been revealed.

The report by the Commission on Race and Ethnic Disparities (Cred), published at the end of March, has been widely criticised, including by UN human rights experts who said it tried to normalise white supremacy", with at least 20 stakeholders credited in the report distancing themselves from its findings.