Create UK public holiday to remember horrors of slave trade, says race expert

Kehinde Andrews calls for national memorial' to mark history of atrocities that has legacy of poorer economic and health outcomes

One of the UK's leading experts on race has described the government as the most racist" in his lifetime, and called for a public holiday to remember the horrors of the slave trade.

Speaking on Slavery Remembrance Day, Prof Kehinde Andrews said one day was not even close to enough" to acknowledge the UK's links to the historical transatlantic slave trade.