London (CNN) A highly anticipated report from a commission set up by the UK government to look into racial disparities in the country has been described as a "whitewash" by campaigners after it stated that there is no evidence that the UK is institutionally racist. The report attributed poor outcomes for some minority groups, including educational failure and crime, "to family breakdown as one of the main reasons for poor outcomes." Even the claim that the UK is a model for "White-majority countries" signals an unwillingness to acknowledge the public reckoning over institutional racism the public have been calling for, say campaigners. UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced the launch of the Commission on Race and Ethnic disparities last year following anti-racism protests across the country. They are not subjects of institutional racism," Sewell wrote in Prospect magazine in 2010.

Source: CNN March 31, 2021 13:07 UTC