Johnson Distances Himself from Race Report

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Prime Minister Boris Johnson sought to distance himself from a report into U.K racial inequalities that drew an angry backlash after suggesting the history of slavery could be taught from a different perspective than one of only pain and suffering."There are some interesting things in it, I'm not going to say we agree with every word, but we're going to be responding in due course," Johnson told reporters on a visit to Middlesbrough on Thursday.
Johnson, who commissioned the report in the aftermath of the Black Lives Matter protests, was responding to criticism that the report was "gaslighting" the experience of ethnic minority communities.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-04-01/johnson-distances-himself-from-race-report-after-backlash

Politico website has reported Johnson's most senior Black adviser Samuel Kasumu had resigned on Wednesday ahead of the report's publication.   

But Kasumu's decision to leave is not linked to the report and he will remain in post until May having planned his departure for several months, a spokesperson said...