A PRIEST who uncovered a letter in which a bishop described him in racial stereotypes has asked the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) to investigate racism in the Church of England. The comments were made in a letter in 2016 in which Bishop Hill asked a senior cleric in the diocese to help Mr Pereira, who had struggled to find a post after serving a curacy. AdvertisementThe reports by the Racial Justice Unit established last year (News, 24 August 2022) had meant that his confidence in progress had “dwindled”, he said (News, 3 March 2023), as few recommendations had yet been implemented. The letter to the EHRC from his solicitors Leigh Day asks it to “conduct a statutory investigation into racism within the Church of England”, on the grounds of discrimination, harassment, and potential unlawful victimisation. “The EHRC receives complaints each week about allegations of unlawful activity contrary to the Equality Act 2010,” a spokesperson said.

Source: The Times September 29, 2023 15:36 UTC