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Black people want more than 'allyship' – being a decent person requires discipline and dedication.
Recent data shows that Black, Asian and minority ethnic women account for more than half of UK pregnancy hospitalisations with Covid-19.
Conservative MP Bim Afolami joins Arj Singh, Paul Waugh and Rachel Wearmouth as they discuss the BAME report, whether Boris Johnson has been strong enough in his response to Donald Trump’s actions and whether the government is still following the science on Covid-19.
Lumping groups together shows we live in a white-centred world with little regard for the unique experience of Black people, Sareta Puri writes.
Health secretary Matt Hancock hosts the daily coronavirus conference following the announcement that lockdown measures will be reviewed every four weeks - instead of every three - under new government plans. The change means coronavirus rules will stay in place for longer.
Keir Starmer demands government "stop the excuses" and publish results of Public Health England inquiry.
Public Health England says review, which was expected by end of May, is being finalised but no publication date is set.
Matt Hancock pressed by HuffPost UK on data suggesting ethnic minorities are 54% more likely to be punished under coronavirus rules.
If there is one silver lining in this crisis, Covid-19 has laid bare our structural inequalities, Sir Simon Woolley and Imran Sanaullah write.
The data cover England and Wales and were released on Thursday.