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| Charity boss Tony Sewell to head government race commission | Charity boss Tony Sewell to head government race commission |
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| Tony Sewell will later be named as the chair of a government commission looking into race disparity in the UK, the BBC understands. | Tony Sewell will later be named as the chair of a government commission looking into race disparity in the UK, the BBC understands. |
| The formation of the new body was announced in June by Boris Johnson in wake of anti-racism protests following the death of George Floyd. | The formation of the new body was announced in June by Boris Johnson in wake of anti-racism protests following the death of George Floyd. |
| The PM said it would look at all aspects of inequality, including health outcomes, employment and education. | The PM said it would look at all aspects of inequality, including health outcomes, employment and education. |
| Mr Sewell is the boss of education charity Generating Genius. | Mr Sewell is the boss of education charity Generating Genius. |
| The commission is expected to report back to the government by Christmas with its findings. | The commission is expected to report back to the government by Christmas with its findings. |
| As well leading a charity, Mr Sewell has been a board member for both the Science Museum and the Youth Justice Board. | |
| He is also a columnist, author and fellow at University College London. | |
| He is a longstanding commentator on racial issues and education, attracting criticism from some quarters for his views, such as claiming boys were being failed by schools because lessons had become too "feminised". | |
| He also said an anti-intellectual Afro-Caribbean youth culture was one of the reasons girls performed better than boys in school. | |
| 'Secure widespread support' | |
| The commission will face high levels of scrutiny after accusations another government review into race is a distraction from the issue. | |
| BBC political correspondent Leila Nathoo says a number of prominent figures in the black community - who did not want to be identified publicly - had sought to distance themselves from the process, regarding the commission as "toxic" and a way for ministers to "play for time" or "pay lip service" to the idea of race equality. | BBC political correspondent Leila Nathoo says a number of prominent figures in the black community - who did not want to be identified publicly - had sought to distance themselves from the process, regarding the commission as "toxic" and a way for ministers to "play for time" or "pay lip service" to the idea of race equality. |
| But a No 10 spokesman dismissed the suggestion a number of individuals had rejected the opportunity to be part of the commission, saying: "A number of prominent Black individuals come forward to express interest in being involved". | But a No 10 spokesman dismissed the suggestion a number of individuals had rejected the opportunity to be part of the commission, saying: "A number of prominent Black individuals come forward to express interest in being involved". |
| The Coalition of Race Equality Organisations (CORE) - which brings together a number of groups working in the field - also warned the chair and commissioners "must be representative and secure widespread support from BAME communities and involve people who are prepared to analyse and challenge systemic racism". | The Coalition of Race Equality Organisations (CORE) - which brings together a number of groups working in the field - also warned the chair and commissioners "must be representative and secure widespread support from BAME communities and involve people who are prepared to analyse and challenge systemic racism". |