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Andy Burnham Backs Campaign for Black and Asian English Census Categories

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Andy Burnham signals support for black English and Asian English census categories.

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Lib Dem MP Josh Babarinde introduced a private member's bill to reform the 2031 count.

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Wales and Scotland already include regional ethnic combinations in their official forms.

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The Office for National Statistics is currently reviewing its approach to collecting ethnicity data.

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