Race equality leader hits out at UK’s denial of institutional racism

Outgoing Runnymede Trust head Dr Halima Begum says government has major credibility issue'

The outgoing head of the UK's leading race equality thinktank has said the continued denial of institutional racism has created a credibility issue for the government.

Dr Halima Begum, who is stepping down as the director of Runnymede Trust after three years, said that soon after the government released its controversial report on race, which claimed to not find evidence for institutional racism, there were several national scandals that showed otherwise.