Yet it also finds that an opportunity to bring ethnic minority and gender representation closer to levels that reflect our society may be missed, as the rate of selections has stalled. For the first time, the cohort of incoming Labour MPs could be less diverse than the current PLP. Around 60 of the current 65 ethnic minority MPs look set to stand again. The 2019 election saw 66 ethnic minority MPs elected to the Westminster parliament, a ‘diversity milestone’ as for the first time 10% of MPs were from an ethnic minority background. Read the full projections, the methodology used to make these predictions and profiles of the likely ‘Class of 2024’ ethnic minority MPs here.

Source: The Times January 07, 2024 16:28 UTC